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ACS urges retailers to become civic leaders

Posted on 29 Sep 2011 by Caroline
James Lowman, ACS

TAKING THE LEAD IN BUSINESS: ACS URGES RETAILERS TO BECOME CIVIC LEADERS James Lowman, Chief Executive of the Association of …

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Thinking of opening your own Convenience store business?

Posted on 22 Sep 2011 by Caroline
Open for business

Top Ten Tips for Success 1/ Get your stock right, from the word go. Trying to satisfy every shoppers need …

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An apology to Encounter Readers

Posted on 21 Sep 2011 by Caroline

Keep calm and carry on… Dear Encounter Readers, Due to unforseen circumstances, (and some really unhelpful web hosting companies) the …

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Are your products and displays jumping out at shoppers and making them buy?

Posted on 12 Sep 2011 by Caroline
Eye Tracking technology

Eye-tracking technology reveals secrets of shopper behaviour With competition from every direction – from the mulitiples to online shopping – …

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10 facts from the ACS Forecourt Seminar

Posted on 24 Aug 2011 by Caroline
ACS

The latest Forecourt seminar with ACS and RMI Petrol was a big success. If you weren’t one of the 140 …

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National Cupcake Week

Posted on 24 Aug 2011 by Caroline
National Cupcake Week

National event, 12-Sep-2011 National Cupcake Week was launched in 2009 by British Baker magazine, with the aim of encouraging craft bakers, …

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Tips to increase your confectionery sales by up to 12%

Posted on 17 Aug 2011 by Caroline
Confectionery display

    “Valued at £4.9 billion and growing at 5.3%, the confectionery market offers excellent sales opportunities for retailers if …

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Six suggestive selling tips

Posted on 10 Aug 2011 by Caroline
Upselling

According to retailers in the US, suggestive selling by store employees remained the most effective technique of promoting a new …

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The iPad 2 winner announced in our Heinz competition

Posted on 8 Aug 2011 by Caroline

  The iPad 2 winner and runners up are finally announced… So we know you have all been dying to …

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10 Reasons to shop local

Posted on 4 Aug 2011 by Caroline
Shop Local

Only 22% of shoppers think that independent convenience stores are part of the community*; here are our top 10 reasons …

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Winners announced…him!’s wholesale awards in conjunction with FWD

Posted on 20 Jul 2011 by Caroline

The Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD) annual conference and the him! wholesale unveiling and awards took place together on July …

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Steve Fox from Booker talks to him! 10 Questions in 10 minutes

Posted on 20 Jun 2011 by Caroline

Steve Fox spoke to him! and answered 10 questions in 10 minutes on price, promotions, availability and more… Read his answers …

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