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Rab cashes in on
his SLR Award
Kilmarnock local retailer Rab
Paton, who runs the News2You
store in the town, is making the
most of his victory in the
Newsagent of the Year victory of
the Year category at this year’s
SLR Awards by adding the
winning award logo to the side of
his fleet of delivery vehicles.
“It’s an important victory for
the team here,” Rab told SLR, our customers to know that about
“and it’s the second time since the our success.
awards were launched that we’ve “I think it proves we must be
won this fantastic prize so we’re doing one or two things right
really chuffed – and we wanted here!”
Hot House driving growth
Landmark Wholesale ha revealed suppliers.
that its retail redevelopment Raj Krishan, Retail Controller
programme, Hot House, is responsible for the Hot House
driving growth of the symbol programme, explained: “We are
group. currently half way through our
In the past year, whilst four-year plan to develop
unaffiliated independents Landmark Wholesale’s Lifestyle
declined by 5.8%, symbol groups Express and Hot House
increased their share of the redevelopment programme, with
market by 4.2%, of which Hot our vision to achieve 2,500
House stores represents 61% of conversions by 2010. We are well
these symbol store numbers. In on track to reach this, with
the same period Multiples only current conversions standing at
increased their share by 3.7% in 1,617 to date, with 376 stores, at
comparison, according to UK an average of 31 a month,
Convenience Outlook. converted this year alone.
These results were revealed at Suppliers were shown that over
Landmark Wholesale’s annual two years, the Hot House
Hot House supplier update, to an programme has achieved
audience of over 200 supporting consistent sales growth of £66m.
Post office closures confirmed
A total of 24 post offices across Edinburgh, the Lothians and the south
of Scotland have had their closure confirmed following consultation.
Two branches in Edinburgh – at Calder Crossway and Elm Row – have
been withdrawn from the original plans. The Post Office has also
confirmed the downgrading of services at a further 32 branches across
the area.
Dumfriesshire MP David Mundell described the six-week consultation
process as a “sham exercise”. The Calder Crossway branch was
retained due to access problems to alternative services. Information
regarding the proposed redevelopment of the St James Shopping Centre
in the capital prompted the retention of the Elm Row office.
Additionally, following the closure of the Rosetta Road branch in
Peebles the Post Office will trial a new outlet at the current location.
It will run for up to 12 months when its performance will be reviewed SLR1
to decide if it should remain open in the longer term. However, the
changes mean another office is being proposed for closure. A six-week
consultation starts this month on the future of the Oxgangs branch.
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