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	Costcutter Retail FOCUS Case Study (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Yorkshire based Costcutter Supermarket Group with a chain of over 800 stores in the UK alone, and affiliations overseas, is one of the fastest growing names in the C-Store market sector.
		Costcutter's National Development Manager, Barry Coles, has a team of Business Development Managers (BDMs) who act as consultants throughout the group helping store owners to determine the optimal plan for their stores.
		Costcutter can plan opportunities for more seasonal and special promotions, and identify where it is possible to implement them using existing store equipment and schedule what equipment might be needed to fully implement these plans.
	www.visual-technology.co.uk /cscostcutter.htm (773 words)

	Western People: Costcutter Supermarket Celebrates 1st Anniversary with National Hygiene Award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Martin Sheridan, of Costcutter, Ballina, was honoured by Excellence Ireland at a prestigious event in the Hudson Bay Hotel, Athlone.
		Costcutter Ballina is one of a chain of 70 branches throughout Ireland.
		Costcutter, Ballina looks forward with confidence and promises to maintain and perhaps improve the level of service for which they are renowned.
	www.westernpeople.ie /news/story.asp?j=8761 (486 words)

	ECR Retail Systems (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Costcutter are the only National Independent retail operation operating throughout the UK and Ireland, with approximately 1200 stores.
		Costcutter realised that traditional tills were not able to provide them with the information, control and daily business efficiencies needed and that a quality EPoS system was the way to allow the business to compete effectively moving into the 21st century.
		Additionally Costcutter identified reliability as a crucial factor to ensure that the PoS stood up to the demands of the high quantity of daily transactions.
	www.ecr-systems.co.uk /costcutter.html (197 words)

	South Cave - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		At present, the population stands at around 4500 with the town’s over-subscribed school, the South Cave CE Primary School, having a roll of over 440 pupils.
		In the town there are three places of worship, All Saints Church, the Methodist Church and the United Reform Church; other amenities include a doctor’s surgery, dental practice, mobile optician, chemist, post office, library, HSBC bank, two public houses, the Bear Inn and the Fox and Coney, and several shops, including a Costcutter supermarket.
		Cave Castle, built in 1787 by Henry Barnard, is a mansion house of gothic design, situated in the town.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Cave (261 words)

	Ananova - Convenience Sector Merger Rumours
		Two of the biggest names in the convenience store sector are said to be working on a merger as part of their battle against their bigger supermarket rivals.
		Costcutter and Nisa declined to comment on the Daily Telegraph report, which said the deal was being put together by Icelandic investment bank Kaupthing.
		Founded in 1986, Costcutter has a franchise operation of around 1,400 stores and is also a member of the Nisa-Today's buying group.
	www.ananova.com /business/story/sm_1837068.html?menu=business.telecoms (216 words)

	Telegraph \| Money
		Costcutter is believed to have written to about half the 2,000 Londis franchise owners, offering £10,000 after four weeks of trading with Costcutter and then a further two payments of £10,000 each in exchange for a four-year contract.
		Chains such as Costcutter and Londis have recognised that they may need to become bigger in order to compete with the buying power of a giant such as Tesco.
		Costcutter could not be contacted yesterday, but a spokesman for Londis confirmed that the organisation was aware of the letters.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2004/02/16/cnshop16.xml (623 words)

	Esteem
		Costcutter Supermarkets processes 25,000 invoices a week on an Oracle-based invoicing system.
		This system is so comprehensive and effective that any small amount of downtime could have a serious impact on business.
		Esteem helped Costcutter develop this system to ensure business continuity, guarantee zero data loss and maximise cash flow.
	www.esteem.co.uk /products/sun/sun-customers.php4 (183 words)

	Scotsman.com Business - Merger in store for Nisa and Costcutter
		The board was expected to hear a presentation from Kaupthing on the financial details of the merger, which would then have to be ratified by shareholders.
		Costcutter is a member of Nisa-Today's buying group and also has its own franchise operation of around 1400 stores.
		Tesco's rapid rise in the convenience store market, from almost zero in 2001 to 5.4 per cent last year, was fuelled by its acquisition of 1200-strong chain One-Stop in 2002.
	business.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=702112006 (470 words)

	Costcutter seeking acquisitions in competitive market
		Convenience store operator Costcutter is confident that its business model is the right one to face the increasing challenge from the major multiples in the small store sector - and that it can persuade increasing numbers of store owners to switch from other symbol groups over the next few years.
		He went on to add that while there had been much speculation about Costcutter actually putting in a bid for the total Londis estate, this had never been an option.
		Thompson also revealed that £2 million had been invested on extra staff and equipment to enable the Costcutter sales force to work effectively in an increasingly competitive environment, characterised by the move into the convenience store market of major players such as Tesco.
	www.foodanddrinkeurope.com /news/ng.asp?id=51745 (668 words)

	Cost Cutter
		Barry's of Mallow aquired the Costcutter Franchise for the Republic of Ireland from Costcutter UK in November 2000.
		There are currently over 80 stores under the umbrella of Costcutter in Republic.
		Costcutter is located in several countries throughout Europe including Northern Ireland, Scotland and England.
	www.costcutter.ie (45 words)

	Cricinfo - Yorkshire Dominates England Squad Selection for U-15 World Cricket Challenge Squad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Nearly half of the up-and-coming cricketing stars named for the 14-strong squad come from the Yorkshire region and the line-up is completed by two players from Nottinghamshire, two from Glamorgan and one each from Essex, Lancashire, Northamptonshire and Somerset.
		"We have chosen a talented all-round squad for the Costcutter U-15 World Cricket Challenge and strongly believe the high levels of skill already evident amongst the players can be refined and nurtured over the next few weeks to produce a team capable of lifting the world trophy".
		Tournament sponsor Costcutter Supermarkets Group has been operating in the convenience store sector of the grocery industry for 14 years and now manages over 900 independent retail outlets in the UK.
	www.icc-cricket.com /wcm/content/story/89926.html (519 words)

	Checkout 2006
		The Costcutter symbol will thrive in 2005 due to its increased capacity, according to chief executive Jim Barry.
		Speaking to Checkout at the Costcutter annual conference, Barry said that the introduction of chilled facilities, its ability to use the buying power of Aontas (the buying group set up by Superquinn and Stonehouse) together with a new store image would allow Costcutter to be even more competitive in 2005.
		Barry also said that while there had been confusion in the past in consumers’ minds about whether Costcutter was a supermarket or convenience format, separate images for ‘Costcutter’ and ‘Costcutter Express’ would resolve this difficulty.
	www.checkout.ie /News.asp?ID=436 (190 words)

	Checkout 2006
		The green logos of Costcutter stores are fast becoming as much a part of the Irish landscape as the green fields!
		The Esso Ballylynch Costcutter employs 27 full and part-time staff members, and stretches to an impressive 3,000 sq ft. O’Sullivan and his partners bought the site when the initial development was almost completed.
		With the partnership with Costcutter, O’Sullivan and partners are confident that the Esso Ballylynch Costcutter will continue to progress as both a forecourt and stop-off point for local residents and passers by.
	www.checkout.ie /Feature.asp?ID=6 (821 words)

	Nisa-Todays/Costcutter: consolidating in fragmented UK c-store market - Food Business Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		As its name suggests, Costcutter aims for a keen price positioning, yet without ownership of its distribution infrastructure, the pressure on margins is acute.
		With control over retail and distribution, Costcutter is in a much stronger position to compete.
		This will make it easier for Costcutter to sign up new members as competitive pressures force independents to throw in their lot with one of the symbol groups to stay in business.
	www.food-business-review.com /article_feature.asp?guid=F3007897-BA96-4E0C-AAD6-516B4D5C0042 (508 words)

	Amazon.com: Beat This--it's a sharper PoS line: An article from: Grocer [HTML]: e-Books & Docs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Costcutter is also strengthening its offer through an added value section on its web site.
		Costcutter is revamping its promotional material and embarking on an ambitious development of its web site facilities for retailers.
		Speaking at the Costcutter Supplier Awards last week, marketing manager Ian Bishop unveiled a new look which will be used on all PoS material.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000BCWCBC?v=glance (318 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The CDs will be 'free-to-take' and will provide Costcutter's customers with access to the Internet via one of Virgin.net's four Internet access options - Broadband Plan One, Broadband Plan Two, 24seven or Pay as You Go.
		The rollout will be supported with in-store radio promotions and point of sale throughout the year.
		This is the first time that Costcutter, the only national independent retail operation in the UK, has entered into an agreement with an ISP to offer Internet access packages to its customers.
	www.virgin.net /newsroom/pressreleases/costcutter.html (189 words)

	Student telephony
		Staff and students using the Warwick Calling Card are advised to use their own mobiles or buy an approved commercial pre-paid calling card from Costcutter.
		Cards are available in £2, £5 and £10 denominations and are for sale in Costcutter and the campus Post Office.
		Cards are available in £5, £10 and £20 denominations from Costcutter and the campus Post Office.
	www2.warwick.ac.uk /services/retail/phones (815 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| England \| Devon \| Post office plans before council
		Controversial plans to close a Devon town's main post office and move it to premises on the edge of town are to go before district councillors.
		Post Office Ltd said the Costcutter chain already ran other post office branches in the South West.
		Town councillor Daphne Watson said she could not believe the traffic implications of the scheme had "been ignored".
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/4479181.stm (180 words)

	Entries for Tuesday 30 August 2005, Chris Doidge's Blog
		Today, Costcutter was typically busy at 1pm (surprisingly about as busy as during term time).
		There were about four cashiers, each with about 8 people at each queue.
		Costcutter, how about employing some people with a basic understanding of how to – at least – SPELL 'customer service'.
	blogs.warwick.ac.uk /cdoidge/daily/300805 (359 words)

	Man held at knifepoint in Costcutter [11 February 2004]
		Man held at knifepoint in Costcutter [11 February 2004]
		A 70-year-old man was held at knifepoint in an attempted robbery at Costcutter in Baylis Road at 5.40am on Friday 30 January.
		The man was shopping for groceries when he was grabbed from behind and the suspect put a 4" knife to his throat.
	www.london-se1.co.uk /news/view/822 (269 words)

	rediff.com: cricket channel - Windies, Pakistan in Costcutter final (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The West Indies entered the final of the Costcutter under-15 World Cup on Wednesday after scoring a thrilling two-wicket victory over South Africa, with a ball to spare, in the semi-final at New County ground, Brighton.
		Batting first on Tuesday, South Africa piled up 191 for 5 wickets in 42.5 overs before rain halted any further play.
		They got the better of England by 58 runs in the other semi-final on Monday.
	www.rediff.com /cricket/2000/aug/09cost.htm (178 words)

	Cricket-Online: Wasim Akram to play in Goughs benefit match
		One of the world's greatest fast bowlers has confirmed that he will be playing in Darren Gough's benefit match at Don Valley Stadium.
		Pakistan legend Wasim Akram will line up alongside a host of other household names on Thursday August 30 for the Rest of the World XI against Gough's All Stars in the 40-over Costcutter International Challenge, sponsored by Costcutter Supermarkets UK.
		The two have been best of friends as well as best of enemies for nearly a decade since Gough made his international debut in 1994.
	www.cricket-online.org /news.php?sid=474 (463 words)

	Amazon.com: Universal availability: An article from: Grocer [HTML]: e-Books & Docs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Costcutter has recruited field marketing agency Brian Coles Partnership (BCP) and consultant Keith Webb, a former director of Spar and T&S, as partners on the project, and it will be reps from BCP who, over a series of visits to stores, will physically help retailers implement the core ranging and the planograms.
		This digital document is an article from Grocer, most recently published by William Reed Publishing Ltd. on September 20, 2003.
		Helping independent retailers to keep their shelves stocked with the top selling lines is the kind of laudable ambition every symbol group should aspire to, but over the years it has proved impossible to put into action except for each group's few elite retailers.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000BEE876?v=glance (313 words)

	Costcutter - Dunnington - Supermarkets - Citikey York (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Costcutter - Dunnington - Supermarkets - Citikey York
		Costcutter is a chain of convenience stores and supermarkets that sell a selection of groceries, tobacco, alcohol, greeting cards, phone cards, mobile top up cards, tobacco and newspapers.
		Write the first comment or review of this business.
	www.citikey.com /business/10307036?category=20015&city=York¤t=83&total=267 (54 words)

	Londis puts itself up for sale
		Musgrave's offer was followed by a string of rival offers, ranging from takeover bids, such as that proposed by Iceland's owner the Big Food Group, to merger proposals like those from Nisa-Today's and Costcutter.
		The Cop-op and Somerfield have also both been linked to potential bids for the Londis group, but neither has as yet confirmed their interest.
		“Nisa and Costcutter are still stalking on the margins, but some Londis retailers have dismissed Costcutter's initial approach as having too many strings attached.
	www.foodnavigator.com /news/ng.asp?n=50419-londis-puts-itself (697 words)

	Costcutter, Nisa-Todays agree on merger - Food Business Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Costcutter, Nisa-Todays agree on merger - Food Business Review
		The respective boards of Nisa-Today's, the largest buying group for independent retailers in Europe, and Costcutter Supermarkets Holdings, have agreed proposals to combine the two organizations, creating a new company that has been valued at GBP200 million.
		It is understood that the deal will result in some 800 Nisa shareholders, all independent shopkeepers, each receiving GBP50,000 and a significant stake in the merged entity.
	www.food-business-review.com /article_news.asp?guid=4664B222-4895-46D6-BDCE-01E9EE4745FD (342 words)

	Ron 1955– Sargent - ROLLER DERBY OR HARVARD?, A SMOOTH TRANSITION
		In a BusinessWeek Online interview, Sargent explained, "We're going to squeeze the daylights out of every imaginable cost except two: We are not going to cut back on marketing, and we are not going to cut back on instore service.
		In fact, we're spending more in both of these areas." In keeping with his reputation as an aggressive costcutter, within his first few months as CEO, Sargent set up 45 task forces to find savings anywhere they could, from negotiating price cuts with vendors, to lower rents on building leases, to paper expenses.
		One change that helped Staples to raise its operating profit margins was to open up its vendor-bidding process to an online-auction format.
	www.referenceforbusiness.com /biography/S-Z/Sargent-Ron-1955.html (1555 words)

	Murco - Costcutter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Murco/Costcutter alliance brings good value closer to home.
		Murco's outlets are situated in the heart of busy communities and our alliance with Costcutter Foodstores brings back the much missed concept of local food shopping to these areas.
		Launched in 1996 at the Tadworth, Surrey outlet the Murco/Costcutter stores satisfy the midweek shopping needs of busy working people.
	www.murco.co.uk /pages/costcutter.html (123 words)

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