Cigarette display ban could cost retailers £252m 09 May 2008 A ban on tobacco displays in shops could cost the convenience retail industry £252m. ...

Nisa-Today's appoints new non-executive chairman 08 May 2008 Symbol group Nisa-Today's has announced that Mark Pullen, independent non-executive director of Nisa-Today's Holdings Board, has been appointed as non-executive chairman. ...

Nisa-Today's and Costcutter set up local charity 08 May 2008 Nisa-Today's and Costcutter stores have launched a new charity called Making a Difference – Locally. ...

One in three Scottish c-stores suffers violence 06 May 2008 Violent incidents were reported by nearly one in three convenience stores in Scotland in 2007, suggests research by the Scottish Grocers' Federation (SGF). ...

Groceries probe report is "missed opportunity", says Nisa boss 01 May 2008 The Competition Commission's final report into the UK grocery market is a missed opportunity to tackle the dominance of the Big Four supermarkets, says Nisa-Today's chief executive Neil Turton. ...

Small retailers protest at plans to ban tobacco displays 01 May 2008 The National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) has written to health minister Dawn Primarolo expressing concern at the proposed bans on the public display of cigarettes in shops and on packs of 10 cigarettes. ...

Scottish shopkeepers sceptical over competition measures 30 Apr 2008 The measures put forward by the Competition Commission today are unlikely to loosen the stranglehold of national food chains over the grocery market, say small retailers in Scotland. ...

Business as usual for the big supermarkets 30 Apr 2008 There will be few tears in the boardrooms of the Big Four after today's final report from the Competition Commission, says Ken Parsons, chief executive of the Rural Shops Alliance. ...