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Retailers say... 'Lottery works for us'
‘I’d vote for Branson’
Geoff Futcher, Arborfield Stores & Post Office, Reading
Convenience Store
Size: 1,000 sq ft
?I bought the shop three years ago in partnership with three others and it came with a… -
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Reader Survey National Lottery
Independent retailers quizzed by The Grocer are generally very happy with the service provided by National Lottery operator Camelot and many wish that other suppliers to the sector could perform the same way.The exclusive survey found...
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The Lottery works for us
Independent retailers quizzed by The Grocer are generally very happy with the service provided by National Lottery operator Camelot and many wish that other suppliers to the sector could perform the same way.Our exclusive reader survey found...
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Wineflair war on pay terminals
Off-licence chain Wineflair has finally declared war on PayPoint and Payzone after years of dissatisfaction with the networks. Chris McKay, operations director at Wineflair, which has 42 stores, said it had already removed 12 of...
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Retailers say... 'Lottery works for us'
Geoff Futcher, Arborfield Stores & Post Office, ReadingConvenience StoreSize: 1,000 sq ft?I bought the shop three years ago in partnership with three others and it came with a National Lottery terminal. Our...
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Retailers say... 'Lottery works for us'
Geoff Futcher, Arborfield Stores & Post Office, ReadingConvenience StoreSize: 1,000 sq ft?I bought the shop three years ago in partnership with three others and it came with a National Lottery terminal. Our...
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Retailers say... 'Lottery works for us'
Geoff Futcher, Arborfield Stores & Post Office, ReadingConvenience StoreSize: 1,000 sq ft?I bought the shop three years ago in partnership with three others and it came with a National Lottery terminal. Our...
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Reader Survey National Lottery
Independent retailers quizzed by The Grocer are generally very happy with the service provided by National Lottery operator Camelot and many wish that other suppliers to the sector could perform the same way.The exclusive survey...
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Reader Survey National Lottery
Independent retailers quizzed by The Grocer are generally very happy with the service provided by National Lottery operator Camelot and many wish that other suppliers to the sector could perform the same way.The exclusive survey...
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Reader Survey National Lottery
Independent retailers quizzed by The Grocer are generally very happy with the service provided by National Lottery operator Camelot and many wish that other suppliers to the sector could perform the same way.The exclusive survey...
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Bowing out gracefully and optimistically
Until two years ago, Johnson of Sandhurst Village Stores had recorded 19 years of continuous growth, but recently it has taken a battering from nearby competitors, says its owner David Johnson. Based in Sandhurst, Kent, the c-store...
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Unity rally cry goes out
The 40 different co-operative societies in the UK must merge to form one national society.That's the no-nonsense message from Peter Marks, chief executive officer at United Co-operatives, who told delegates at the Co-operatives UK...
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These villagers can be quite ingenious
Ombersley delicatessen has never been the subject of such intense media scrutiny as it has been in the past few weeks.Camera crews were crawling all over it to film a case study in successful enterprise for the BBC's Mind Your...
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Community stores strive to keep Post Office local
Community retailers are tearing to the rescue of flailing local post offices by boosting franchise partnerships and in-store operations.Spar Scotland wholesaler CJ Lang said it wanted to be the saviour of the local post office as it revealed...
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The win Mills has in mind
It had a bumpy 2005 but Mills Group is determined to rise higher up the Top 50, says Rod AddyHe’s also aiming to improve store standards through a rigorous staff training programme catering for everyone from shopfloor staff to head...
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The win Mills has in mind
It had a bumpy 2005 but Mills Group is determined to rise higher up the Top 50, says Rod AddyHe’s also aiming to improve store standards through a rigorous staff training programme catering for everyone from shopfloor staff to head...
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Service means smiles
Independents believe they have a future but government intervention would be rather welcomeThe All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group is expected to report its findings in a matter of weeks on the impact of the major grocery...
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Service means smiles
Independents believe they have a future but government intervention would be rather welcomeThe All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group is expected to report its findings in a matter of weeks on the impact of the major grocery...
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Move ramps up an independent’s survival
It’s almost a year since husband and wife Deepak and Daksha Chandarana rallied to the aid of the Bedfordshire village of Clophill, saving the local Post Office from threatened closure.They opted to incorporate the Post Office counter into their...
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The end of the terminal affair
One of PayPoint’s top retailers has ripped out his terminal, switching to the Post Office to enable customers to pay bills.Dissatisfied with high bank charges and margins, Ushi Vithani, owner and manager of The Front Page, a CTN store in...