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		<title>A bundle of joy for publishers and retailers?</title>
		<link>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/03/11/a-bundle-of-joy-for-publishers-and-retailers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise Banham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So the publisher of Vogue has received a slap on the wrist for talking down the circulation achievements of rival title Harper’s Bazaar prior to the release of the ABC figures in February.
It accused the magazine of growing its newsstand sales by producing value packs, which grouped together Harper’s Bazaar with sister titles She and...]]></description>
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		<title>Chippidy-doo-daa chippidy-ay</title>
		<link>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/03/10/chippidy-doo-daa-chippidy-ay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stefan Appleby</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next Monday sees the much-anticipated arrival of a couple of new snacking products. After a great fanfare from the trade press, Warburtons new range of premium snacks is with us.
So will ChippidyDooDaa (four flavours &#8211; Mature Cheese &#38; Spring Onion, Chilli Jack, Sea Salt &#38; Malt Vinegar and Sea Salt &#38; Cracked Black Pepper &#8211;...]]></description>
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		<title>Reasons to worry about the Apple app store</title>
		<link>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/03/09/reasons-to-worry-apple-app-store/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Shanagher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News & Mags]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tech]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Is Apple&#8217;s iTunes a competitor for the local news shop in the UK? Yes, if the &#8220;success&#8221; of The Guardian&#8217;s iPhone application is anything to go by. Priced at £2.39, the app gives readers unlimited (at the moment) access to the Guardian web site with up-to-date news every 15 minutes. Apple takes 30% of all...]]></description>
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		<title>Your greatest gift &#8211; imagination</title>
		<link>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/03/05/your-greatest-gift/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Shanagher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Benchmarking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Promotion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ranjan Patel used her first speech as president of London&#8217;s Newsagents Federation this week to urge independent shopkeepers to use their imagination to win business from shoppers.
&#8220;We can exploit [our shops] by using our greatest gift, our imagination, ensuring the environments we create are interesting and inviting,&#8221; she said.
On the street in London a day...]]></description>
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		<title>Age alert for energy drinks</title>
		<link>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/03/04/age-alert/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stefan Appleby</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, Lucozade have become the first energy drink to put an official age warning on their energy drinks bottles. Bottles of Lucozade Alert Plus, which initially came with the same ‘Not suitable for children’ warning as rival products from Red Bull and Relentless (among many others), will now say ‘Not suitable for under-16s’.
A small change...]]></description>
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		<title>Lads mags targeted by sex review</title>
		<link>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/03/04/lads-mags-sex-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise Banham</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News & Mags]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A review commissioned by the Home Office which looked into the sexualisation of young people in the UK makes for an interesting read – especially for those involved in publishing or selling magazines.
While the findings of the review mainly focused on irresponsible marketing, regulating commercial websites, and preventing music videos featuring sexual posing or sexually...]]></description>
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		<title>Focus on shoppers not naysayers</title>
		<link>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/03/02/focus-on-shoppers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Shanagher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shoppers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the magazine and newspaper industry is fearful that its current distribution model, dependent on sales through corner shops, is at risk from the rise of the internet, the people who will make the decision are your shoppers not your suppliers.
Free is the big selling point of the internet on the basis that access to...]]></description>
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		<title>Bin recycling?</title>
		<link>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/03/02/bin-reclycling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Denham</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legislation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From February 1st this year we, along with most battery retailers in the UK, have been required to offer a domestic battery recycling facility.
Our bin has been provided by Spar and, we are told, will be emptied regularly. Which is fine.
In four weeks our customers have more than half filled the container. This is a...]]></description>
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		<title>Local retailers must realise that the internet is a game-changer</title>
		<link>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/03/01/game-changer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Shanagher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tech]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.betterretailing.com/?p=1418</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The internet will change the way that you operate your local shop and there is little to be gained from fighting this.
A requirement for UK retailers to make their sales tax returns on line has resulted in complaints from some that they want to stay in a paper-based world. This is a mistake for any...]]></description>
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		<title>Supersize me!</title>
		<link>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/02/26/supersize-me/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stefan Appleby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Products]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.betterretailing.com/?p=1414</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Adding value to your offering is a key component of any retailers offering. We know that encouraging your customers to buy just one extra product per trip can see your profits rise immeasurably, which is why companies are so keen to fight over that valuable space right in front of your till. It’s where the...]]></description>
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