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Business: Red Tape Takes Its Toll
15 March 2007 NewsNew research published today by the Forum of Private Business (FPB) has revealed that small businesses spend, on average, 14 hours per month coping with health and safety regulations. -
Report: Consumers Trust Celebrities
15 March 2007 NewsAn independent survey carried out on behalf of IFE07 has revealed consumers listen to celebrity chefs over the Government, when it comes to food issues. -
Retail: A Centre For Excellence
14 March 2007 NewsA new food centre, set to open in Ludlow next month, will serve up 50 new jobs and provide training for butchers, bakers, delicatessen staff, greengrocers and cooks. -
Retail: Revolt At Tesco Town
14 March 2007 NewsMembers of the Highland Council's City of Inverness Planning Applications committee have unanimously rejected an application for a fourth Tesco supermarket in the city. -
Event: Food & Drink Innovation Rewarded
13 March 2007 NewsFresh Ideas, one of the most popular areas of IFE07, has hand-picked a range of ground-breaking products from across the world and awarded them a special IFE07 apple-tree in recognition of their fresh product development. -
Business: Retail Qualification Launched
09 March 2007 NewsAs reported on Independent Retail News, retailers are being given an opportunity to gain an industry qualification to help them climb the career ladder and improve their business. -
£8m Regional Food Hall Plan Is Scrapped
09 March 2007 NewsDespite gaining support from High Peak Borough Council to pilot a Regional Food Hall, The East Midlands Development Agency (emda) has called a halt to its plans for the £8m local food project, due to increased local sourcing opportunities with supermarkets in the region. -
Business: Minimum Wage Increase Relief
08 March 2007 NewsThe 17 pence increase in the National Minimum Wage announced on 7th March is good news for hard pressed retailers who feared another inflation-busting increase this year. -
Retail: Waitrose Comes Out On Top
07 March 2007 NewsIn results from a nationwide poll of 6,000 shoppers released today, upmarket supermarket operator, Waitrose, has been voted the UK’s favourite retailer. -
Business: Marketing On The Up
07 March 2007 NewsAlthough in the past, few small to medium-sized businesses have invested in marketing, new research has revealed that they are now taking it more seriously. -
Retail: Lib Dem Support For Independents
06 March 2007 NewsSupermarkets would face tough action from a retail regulator and town halls to halt the decline of independent traders in town centres, under new measures approved by the Liberal Democrats. -
Retail: Public Unhappy With Supermarkets
02 March 2007 NewsNew research by Oxfam for Fairtrade Fortnight has revealed that although 92% of British consumers buy their food and drink at major supermarkets, just 11% of them actually want to do so.
