Top Five Risks Concerning How To Buy Gas Station Business Opportunities
Those seeking to buy gas station business opportunities need to know about five factors that can make this purchase particularly risky compared to other businesses. Along with food, clothing and...
View ArticleExclusive: Walmart tests iPhone app checkout feature
(Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc is testing a system that would allow shoppers to scan items using their iPhones and then pay at a self-checkout counter, a move that could trim checkout times and slash...
View ArticleIndependent retailers are Britain’s hardest workers
Findings from the Association of Convenience Stores Local Shop Report have revealed that independent shopkeepers are Britain’s hardest worker. Most independent retailers work over 50 hours a week and...
View ArticleMobile transactions set to boom in run-up to Christmas
One in five online purchases could be through a mobile devices by Christmas, new research has forecast. IMRG expects sales through mobile devices could reach 20% by Christmas while site visits through...
View ArticleShell UK Retail to use Voice of the Customer solution to help customer...
The system will be used across 800 service stations nationwide to gain and analyse customer feedback and act in real time to ‘improve operational efficiency and enhance the customer experience’. The...
View ArticleTesco boss Philip Clarke says retailers need to ‘get personal’ with customers
Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke said retailers need to “get personal” with customers if they are to stay ahead in the changing digital landscape and forge closer links with suppliers to deliver...
View ArticleSelf Checkouts – when do they work?
Seven steps to Self Checkout heaven (or hell?) Most customers have probably been forced into trying them by now and love them or hate them. If you’re thinking of installing one to improve customer flow...
View ArticleRetail Accounting 101: Profit and Loss Statement
What is a Profit and Loss Statement? Retail Profit and Loss Statement A Profit and Loss (P&L) statement summarises the financial performance of a business over time. It is a useful tool to assess...
View ArticleRedundancies in Bread Division Announced by Premier Foods
Premier Foods to cut 900 jobs in the bread making division Hovis owner Premier Foods has announced it will close two of its bakeries, putting 900 jobs up for redundancy. The biggest impact will be in...
View ArticleCounterBooks Announces Richard Kingston as IT Director
CounterBooks expands its leadership team as it establishes itself within convenience, hospitality and general retail markets. From an idea in 2000 that the internet would transform the way businesses...
View ArticleCounterBooks launches Billing Control System at 2014 NACS Insight Convenience...
CounterBooks, a leading retail accounting management suite for oil companies and convenience retailers, launched the Billing Control System as a new module of the CounterBooks suite at the 2014 NACS...
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