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isPermaLink="false">http://www.betterretailing.com/?p=3721</guid> <description><![CDATA[Food and drink sales during June were very strong, increasing optimism among retailers. But the long-term picture remains uncertain. On Tuesday this week the CBI]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/sales-up-convenience-sector-future-remains-uncertain/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>What to do to make (or keep) your store successful</title><link>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/successful-c-store-ctn/</link> <comments>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/successful-c-store-ctn/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:40:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Nick Shanagher</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Benchmarking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.betterretailing.com/?p=3424</guid> <description><![CDATA[While the Grocer indulged in its usual agenda of knocking CTNs through the medium of Jerry Marwood, boss of Spar, two weeks ago, his rather]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/successful-c-store-ctn/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>What is the cost of display space?</title><link>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/06/what-is-the-cost-of-display-space/</link> <comments>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/06/what-is-the-cost-of-display-space/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:12:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Denham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Products]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.betterretailing.com/?p=3295</guid> <description><![CDATA[Knowing how much your store costs to keep open every day will allow you to work out which products are profitable. Steve takes us through the maths]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/06/what-is-the-cost-of-display-space/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>IGD report shows re-invention important</title><link>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/06/igd-report-shows-re-invention-important/</link> <comments>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/06/igd-report-shows-re-invention-important/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:00:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stefan Appleby</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Benchmarking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shoppers]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.betterretailing.com/?p=3287</guid> <description><![CDATA[Stefan looks at news that convenience stores grew by over 6% in the last year and how independents are uniquely positioned to re-invent and take advantage]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/06/igd-report-shows-re-invention-important/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Local sales growing faster than grocery sector</title><link>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/06/local-sales-growing-faster-than-grocery-sector/</link> <comments>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/06/local-sales-growing-faster-than-grocery-sector/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:21:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Nick Shanagher</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Benchmarking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shoppers]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.betterretailing.com/?p=3279</guid> <description><![CDATA[Demographics suggest that as people get older and as households get smaller, then local convenience stores will prove more attractive for more shoppers. On the]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/06/local-sales-growing-faster-than-grocery-sector/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The resilience of tobacco</title><link>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/06/the-resilience-of-tobacco/</link> <comments>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/06/the-resilience-of-tobacco/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:17:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Nick Shanagher</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Products]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.betterretailing.com/?p=3235</guid> <description><![CDATA[Higher taxes give tobacco companies the &#8220;cover to raise prices&#8221; which means the tobacco industry is in rude health, an analysis in the FT&#8217;s Lex]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/06/the-resilience-of-tobacco/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>What advice would you give a new retailer?</title><link>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/06/what-advice-would-you-give-a-new-retailer/</link> <comments>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/06/what-advice-would-you-give-a-new-retailer/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:44:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Denham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Benchmarking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Staff]]></category><guid
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