Village Shops
02 Mar 2020
Village setting the trend for rural community shops
ITV reported on the popularity of community-owned rural shops, run largely by volunteers across the country, amidst national news that high street shops are increasingly shutting down There are now...
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04 Mar 2019
Government urged to protect rural convenience shops
Talking Retail covered the Association of Convenience Stores’ (ACS) call for the Government to ensure there is a ‘level playing field’ for the UK’s 16,944 rural convenience stores so they...
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25 Feb 2019
Scheme launched to help protect rural shops
Lloyds and Visa are trialling a scheme to pay retailers that offer cashback to customers, according to City A.M. The scheme, has been introduced to protect rural shops, which have...
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16 Jul 2018
Experts panel seeks to revitalise high streets
The government has appointed a panel of experts to help revitalise and overcome the challenges facing Britain’s high streets. Chaired by Sir John Timpson, chairman of retail chain Timpsons, the...
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13 Dec 2012
Rural Retailer, Spring 2012
A number of interesting articles including one about a manager who manages 2 community shops in Devon The Journey of the Rural Shops Alliance
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13 Dec 2012
Community Owned Village Shops
A better form of business (Plunkett Foundation, 2011) Community Owned Village ShopsThe report contains a variety of information on the growth and advantages of the community shop movement.
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13 Dec 2012
Older People and Community Owned Shops
The value of volunteering. (Plunkett Foundation, 2011) Older People and Community Owned Shops Final Report
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13 Dec 2012
The Plunkett Foundation
The Plunkett Foundation promotes and develops support for community shops, co-operative Pubs and other community enterprises. Here is a link to their website. Plunkett Foundation
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