Independent Retail News

Take-home alcohol sales ‘resilient' despite recession
Friday, 03 July 2009

The take-home drinks market is proving remarkably resilient in the recession as the off-trade seems to be benefiting from the growing problems in the pub trade.

 
Credit crunch 'has hit sales at independents'
Friday, 03 July 2009

Half of all independent stores have seen their sales hit by the credit crunch, according to a survey by Independent Retail News.

 
Weapons threat to independent stores
Friday, 03 July 2009

Violence against independent retailers has fallen in the past year, but the number of attacks involving weapons is on the rise, according to the 2009 Retail Violence Survey carried out by Independent Retail News.

 
Three-quarters of corner shops face closure if tobacco displays are banned, report claims
Wednesday, 17 June 2009

A ban on tobacco displays in shops could cause more than three-quarters of Britain's corner shops to close, claims a new survey.

 
ANR and NFRN call for full market probe into newstrade
Tuesday, 19 May 2009
The Association of News Retailing (ANR) and the National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) are calling on the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to refer the newspaper and magazine industry to the Competition Commission (CC) for a full market investigation.
 
Retailers lobby Lords over tobacco display ban
Monday, 27 April 2009
Independent shopkeepers have launched a film appeal today to members of the House of Lords on the eve of their debate on tobacco displays.
 
Convenience retailers find only "crumbs of comfort" in Budget
Wednesday, 22 April 2009

The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed steps to support trade credit insurance in the Budget, but has warned that the Chancellor's failure to prevent tax rises will hurt local shops.

 
Tobacco retailers blast Budget tax hike
Wednesday, 22 April 2009
Independent shopkeepers' group the Tobacco Retailers Alliance says it is disappointed at the Chancellor's Budget announcement that he will increase cigarette tax by 2%.
 
Anti-Tesco campaigner joins ACS board
Wednesday, 15 April 2009

Independent retailer and sector campaigner Nigel Dowdney has been appointed to the Association of Convenience Stores' (ACS's) main board.

 
Scottish Grocers call for tougher action against black-market tobacco
Wednesday, 08 April 2009

The Scottish Grocers' Federation (SGF) has called on the Scottish Parliament not to proceed with plans to ban the display of tobacco as proposed in the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Bill.

 
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