Aidan Fortune
Appointed as editor of ConvenienceStore.co.uk earlier this year, Aidan previously worked on the brand between 2008 and 2015 as a reporter and products editor. Aidan grew up in the retail industry, with his parents running a convenience store in Dublin. He is most excited about best practice ideas and knowledge sharing amongst retailers that helps the entire sector grow.
Contact info
- Tel:
- 01293 610222
- Email:
- aidan.fortune@wrbm.com
Features and AnalysisHow has face covering guidance changed in England?
Retail staff in stores in England are required to wear face coverings from today (24 September).
- Features and Analysis
Retailers preparing for a second lockdown
With regional lockdown restrictions tightening, retailers are preparing for a run on certain products similar to the panic buying situation earlier this year.
- Interviews and Profiles
What does winning Convenience Retailer of the Year mean for your business?
With the top prize in convenience due to be announced in less than a week, we speak to the 2019 Convenience Retailer of the Year to see what winning did for his store.
- Opinion
The fight to protect shopworkers isn’t over yet
The government’s repsonse to the USDAW shopworker protection petition has been disappointing but there’s still more we can all do.
- Features and Analysis
Tough times for food to go but hope is in sight
Food to go has had a rough 2020 but the category is expected to bounce back.
- Features and Analysis
Bitter disappointment towards government inaction on worker abuse
The government’s response to a petition urging more protection for shop workers has sparked disappointment and outrage. What’s next for the campaign?
- Advice Guide
How do face covering restrictions differ throughout the UK?
With Wales introducing mandatory face coverings in stores, all of the United Kingdom has regulations in place, however they are different depending on which country your store is based in. We break down what you need to know.
- Interviews and Profiles
Why I moved tobacco to make way for vaping
Spar Rocket owner Baz Jethwa moved his tobacco gantry to focus on the vaping category. Has it worked out for him?
- Advice Guide
What are the face covering rules for Welsh retailers?
Face coverings are now mandatory for staff and customers in stores in Wales, in an attempt to reduce the spread of coronavirus.
- Interviews and Profiles
Forced to use body cameras to protect staff
Attacks on staff have forced Premier Eldred Drive to use body cameras to help protect them.
- Features and Analysis
ACS Local Shops Report: How has coronavirus changed the sector?
Lockdown has changed the retail sector but what has been the impact on convenience?
- News
Convenience store sector generates £44.7bn in sales
The convenience sector generated £44.7bn in sales over the last year, with two-thirds of stores reporting an increase in sales during lockdown.
- News
Charles Wilson announces retirement from Booker
Booker CEO Charles Wilson has announced that he is to retire after 15 years in the role.
- News
Extinction Rebellion protest hits newspaper sales
Retailers have been left without several newspapers following a protest by lobby group Extinction Rebellion at presses around the country.
- News
Co-op to create 1,000 new jobs through estate expansion
The Co-op has announced plans to create 1,000 new jobs through an estate expansion programme that will see three new stores open every week until December.
- News
BRC lobbies MPs to support retail workers
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has launched the Shopworkers’ Protection Pledge to help curb abuse against staff and has urged MPs to support it.
- Features and Analysis
One Stop and Jack’s: ‘Time to take on Aldi and Lidl’
With the announcement that Tesco’s Jack’s discount line will be made available in One Stop, we examine the latest volley in the price war.
- News
Plastic carrier bag charge to be extended to convenience retailers
The government’s decision to extend the plastic carrier bag charge to all retailers has been welcomed by the convenience retail industry.
- News
Low consumer awareness of menthol cigarette ban
Awareness of the menthol cigarette ban in the UK remains low with just 54% aware of the legislation, according to research carried out by vaping brand Blu.
- Features and Analysis
Register now for The Convenience Awards 2020
A new date and format for The Convenience Awards has been unveiled.
