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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" xmlns:creativeCommons="http://backend.userland.com/creativeCommonsRssModule" version="2.0"><channel><title>betterRetailing - Energising independent retailers</title> <link>http://www.betterretailing.com</link> <description>News for convenience stores, newsagents, wholesalers and more from the makers of Retail Newsagent, Retail Express and Independent Achievers Academy.</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:00:06 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0</generator> <atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/BetterRetailing" /><feedburner:info xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" uri="betterretailing" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><geo:lat>51.529865</geo:lat><geo:long>-0.102525</geo:long><creativeCommons:license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/</creativeCommons:license><image><link>http://www.betterretailing.com</link><url>http://www.betterretailing.com/wp-content/themes/gemer/images/header3.jpg</url><title>betterRetailing</title></image><item><title>Making space for top selling products</title><link>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/making-space-for-top-selling-products/</link> <comments>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/making-space-for-top-selling-products/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:00:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Denham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Products]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Promotion]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.betterretailing.com/?p=3760</guid> <description><![CDATA[My hypothesis for improving confectionery sales is that by giving more facings to our best sellers we will sell more of them. This clearly requires]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/making-space-for-top-selling-products/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Demand to buy c-stores is up as property values stabilise</title><link>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/demand-to-buy-c-stores-is-up-as-property-values-stabilise/</link> <comments>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/demand-to-buy-c-stores-is-up-as-property-values-stabilise/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:00:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Nick Shanagher</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Money]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.betterretailing.com/?p=3753</guid> <description><![CDATA[Period-on-period sales of convenience stores are up 21%, according to Tony Evans, who heads up business agent Christie + Co&#8217;s retail sales operations. His press]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/demand-to-buy-c-stores-is-up-as-property-values-stabilise/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>London Assembly recommends planning protection for local shops</title><link>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/london-assembly-recommends-planning-protection-for-local-shops/</link> <comments>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/london-assembly-recommends-planning-protection-for-local-shops/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:21:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Robert Ratcliff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Legislation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shoppers]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.betterretailing.com/?p=3733</guid> <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/london-assembly-recommends-planning-protection-for-local-shops/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Sales up across convenience sector but future remains uncertain</title><link>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/sales-up-convenience-sector-future-remains-uncertain/</link> <comments>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/sales-up-convenience-sector-future-remains-uncertain/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:10:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Nick Shanagher</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shoppers]]></category><guid 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>Could Ozzy Osbourne make you money next month?</title><link>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/ozzy-osbourne-metal-hammer-magazine-ozzfest/</link> <comments>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/ozzy-osbourne-metal-hammer-magazine-ozzfest/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:11:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Louise Banham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News & Mags]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.betterretailing.com/?p=3704</guid> <description><![CDATA[After the success of Classic Rock Presents: Slash, Future Publishing brings us a special Ozzy Osbourne edition of Metal Hammer magazine]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/ozzy-osbourne-metal-hammer-magazine-ozzfest/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Saf Sathi – Singlewell Post Office, Kent</title><link>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/saf-sathi-singlewell-post-office/</link> <comments>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/saf-sathi-singlewell-post-office/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:36:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rob Ratcliff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[See my shop]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.betterretailing.com/?p=3676</guid> <description><![CDATA[See My Shop: Your staff are the public face your shop and all it represents in the community. George Michael look-a-like Saf Sathi shows us around]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/saf-sathi-singlewell-post-office/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>64 rules to help you sell (and eat) food</title><link>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/64-rules-to-help-you-sell-food/</link> <comments>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/64-rules-to-help-you-sell-food/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:24:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Nick Shanagher</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Products]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shoppers]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.betterretailing.com/?p=3672</guid> <description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t eat anything your great-grandmother would not recognise as food, says Michael Pollan in his new, cheap book called Food Rules: An Eater&#8217;s Manual. If]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/64-rules-to-help-you-sell-food/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The rule of space to cost</title><link>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/the-rule-of-space-to-cost/</link> <comments>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/the-rule-of-space-to-cost/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:09:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Denham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Benchmarking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Products]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.betterretailing.com/?p=3651</guid> <description><![CDATA[Steve Denham refines his space-cost rule in order to keep tabs on product profitability across the store. Convenience retailing? Call it convenience bookkeeping]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/the-rule-of-space-to-cost/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Harry Goraya – Nisa Local, Kent</title><link>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/harry-goraya-nisa-local-kent/</link> <comments>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/harry-goraya-nisa-local-kent/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:00:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rob Ratcliff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[See my shop]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.betterretailing.com/?p=3606</guid> <description><![CDATA[See My Shop: Harry Goraya shows us how his effective ranging boosts in-store profits]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/harry-goraya-nisa-local-kent/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Availaiblity – Imperial Tobacco</title><link>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/availaiblity-imperial-tobacco/</link> <comments>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/availaiblity-imperial-tobacco/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:26:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rob Ratcliff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Academy in Action]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.betterretailing.com/?p=3565</guid> <description><![CDATA[Imperial Tobacco take a look at Yorkshire retailer Serge Notay’s shop to see how he ensures he has the right products on his shelves.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.betterretailing.com/2010/07/availaiblity-imperial-tobacco/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss><!-- Served from: www.betterretailing.com @ 2010-07-31 19:49:23 by W3 Total Cache -->
