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Guest Speaker

Does your local food display make an impact?

This month's guest speaker is Sarah Mayell, a local food adviser on our Making Local Food Work Programme. Sarah frequently visits community shops around the UK helping them maximise their sales through eye-catching displays.

Here Sarah talks about how to make a splash for summer...

"As Merchandiser for the ‘Look for Local’ strand of the Making Local Food Work project, my role is to help Community and Rural shops to show off all their delicious local food so as to maximise the sale of these products.

Recent Community Shops News Stories

Due to the huge success of the Mary Portas guide to successful retailing, Skillsmart Retail and...

AN ARTICLE IN THE DAILY TELEGRAPH FEATURING COMMUNITY SHOPS DEFYING GOVERNMENT CUTBACKS.

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A community owned shop in Yorkshire is one of six schemes in the running for a £2,000...

Each year, many community shops pay corporation tax -  a 20% tax on their taxable profits....

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In June this year, the Plunkett Foundation organised a national networking event for community...

Collyweston Community Shop in Northamptonshire has recently won two awards in the...

The Government has announced its intention to retain the Food Standards Agency (FSA) with a...

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CSN Poll

Have you been restricted from using roadside signage to promote your community shop?:

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