“Is she old enough to smoke?” Your chance to win £1,000
The Tobacco Retailers Alliance have a new website and you could win £1000 in cash and carry vouchers if you can tell whether this popstar is old enough to smoke
Stop the tobacco display ban
The ACS have launched a nationwide campaign to stop the tobacco display ban. As the only website dedicated to independent convenience store retailers in the UK, betterRetailing is a big supporter of this…
Minimum alcohol price not bad news for indies
As the supermarkets panic about legislation to raise the minimum alcohol price, independent retailers could be left with the same old problems of binge drinking
London Assembly recommends planning protection for local shops
A report by the London Assembly has recommended that local, independent shops are given planning support in order to survive and compete with the multiples.
The tobacco ban is a good thing
The display ban offers indies a huge opportunity. Charles Wilson explains to NFRN conference why independents should be gearing up for 25 months of big profits
Trading Standards talk age restricted goods and tobacco bans
Steve Denham receives a visit from Trading Standards Officers and explains how they aren’t there to get you into trouble with the law – they’re there to help.
If music be the food of love, pay on
We all know that to watch a TV we need a licence. But did you know that you need one to play music in your store? This may not be music to your ears – but the fines certainly won’t be.
Time to talk to your new MP
Did you get to meet the candidates in your area? If you did, well done and I hope that you got your points over to them. If you didn’t it is time to…
Magazines remain a core market
The new chief executive of the Periodical Publishers Association has put his full support behind the future of magazines. Will you? On 1 February the PPA appointed Barry McIlheney, a former music journalist,…
Election week beckons
If ever there was a time for independent retailers to promote their news and current affairs titles to customers, this coming week is it. In just over a week’s time, the UK will…
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