All Convenience Store articles in 12 September 2009 – Page 2

  • Product News

    Wholesaler to Retailer: technology and tobacco

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    With their need for security and being separated off from the rest of the depot, tobacco rooms can be a bit claustrophic and uninviting, but a new generation of rooms being developed by JTI is aiming to change all that. Its Arena project is intended...

  • Features and analysis

    Refit for purpose

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Keeping your store looking as up to date as possible is a key factor in running a successful business. Even a simple refit of the shelving and fixtures can do wonders for a store and will impress your customers

  • Product News

    Organic: nature’s way?

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Is 2009 the year that consumers finally fall out of love with organic food? Analysts believe that the jury is still out, but the sector is certainly showing signs of serious slowdown

  • Product News

    Unique mix

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Premier Foods has launched a range of biryani sauce and spice mixes under the Sharwood's brand

  • Product News

    McVitie's Minis pouch some sales

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    United Biscuits has launched a pouch format for some of its McVitie's Minis biscuit lines

  • Product News

    Snack a Jacks: Think pink

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Snack a Jacks has teamed up with breast cancer charity the Pink Ribbon Foundation for an on-pack promotion for a chance to win celebrity and designer fashion clothing

  • News

    Marwood urges trade: invest in skills

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Although the convenience sector is coping relatively well in the current economic climate, industry insiders warn that this is no time to take a back seat when it comes to skilling up

  • Product News

    Hot stuff from Princes

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Hungry for a bigger share of the £220m instant hot snacks market, Princes has relaunched its six-strong ambient ready meals range

  • News

    Raj rallies his town to take on Tesco

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Londis retailer Raj Aggarwal is leading the fight to keep a Tesco One Stop store out of Wigston, Leicester, where he owns a store

  • Product News

    Raise a Guinness

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Diageo Great Britain is celebrating the 250th anniversary of Arthur Guinness signing the lease on the St James's Gate brewery in Ireland by inviting consumers to 'raise a glass to Arthur.'

  • Product News

    Fright night

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Halloween is the only time of year a retailer is encouraged to have body parts, monsters and blood squirting skulls for sale and while the novelty factor for store owners is quite high, the spooky season can be quite lucrative if you stock the...

  • News

    Henderson signs up forecourts

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Northern Irish retail group Henderson has announced a £200m deal with petrol supplier Maxol, which will see 29 Maxol convenience stores being branded as Spar outlets

  • Product News

    Juices fit for a Prince

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Princes has launched a range of premium quality juices

  • Product News

    Eyes Peela for juice

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Navson has launched a new pure, not-from-concentrate fruit juice range

  • Product News

    Exhilaration in an energy shot

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    D & D Snack Foods has launched X8 Exhilarate, a liquid energy shot

  • Product News

    Makeover for Old El Paso

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Food giant General Mills has dusted off its sombrero and given its Old El Paso range a packaging revamp

  • Product News

    Wholesaler to retailer: do more with soft drinks

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    There was a real buzz at Bestway's Park Royal depot when retailers engaged with GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) Lucozade brand. Energy and sports drinks is the fastest-growing soft drinks sub-category and GSK is eager for retailers to gain a better...

  • News

    Directional taste: a report on regional preferences

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    If someone came into your shop and asked for a Gypsy Tart would you know what they wanted? If you were trading in Kent then hopefully you would, but if you were elsewhere in the country you might be left scratching your head...

  • News

    Retail profile: Dhesi heights

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Known to customers as Peter, Gurmail Singh Dhesi was introduced to retail at an early age. "From about the age of 10 I helped out at our family store in Royston on weekends, after school and in the holidays just shelf stacking and keeping the...

  • News

    Retailers step up for Walk and Shop Day

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Independent retailers had their imaginations fired by Wednesday's Walk and Shop Day, the latest project from the Federation of Wholesale Distributors' My Shop is Your Shop (MSYS) campaign