All Convenience Store Vision articles – Page 4
-
Promotional FeatureWhy a focus on ingredients is key to successfully grow healthy snacks in 2022
With January the month of consumers making healthy resolutions, now is the time for convenience retailers to grab their attention when it comes to choosing healthy snack options - and segmenting the category correctly can boost sales both in this month and across the year, says Kind Snacks.
-
Promotional Feature10 tips to help your business prosper this winter
From spiking Covid rates and the Omicron variant prompting new government guidance, to price increases driving inflation and availability issues emptying shelves, it’s likely to be a challenging winter. The Partners for Growth Retailer Advisory Panel provides strategies to help businesses thrive this season.
-
Promotional FeatureHow to grow Spring confectionery sales
Spring confectionery is highly instrumental in ensuring all-year-round category success, providing retailers and brands a strong opportunity to drive growth, by ensuring the right brands are available in the right formats at the right time for shoppers.
-
Promotional FeatureWorking together to stub out illicit tobacco
Covid-19 has not slowed the illicit tobacco trade, which continues to take money out of the hands of law-abiding retailers. Fighting it requires participation by all, says Ian Howell, fiscal and regulatory affairs manager at JTI.
-
Promotional FeatureHow investment in retail technology can help spur convenience store sales
Independent convenience retailers Charlie and Ruth Hamilton, who run three Spar stores in Northern Ireland, explain why retail technology has really made a difference to their bottom line.
-
Promotional FeatureRise in mindful drinking sees no- and low-alcohol category go from strength to strength
With health & wellness firmly in the public consciousness, consumers have shown a clear desire to cut down on alcohol, with the result that the no- and low-alcohol category is growing rapidly, creating an opportunity for convenience retailers, says Australian Vintage.
-
Promotional FeatureResponsible retailing for a greener future
With the global environment and climate change increasingly in the consumer eye, sustainable trading has become a responsibility that all businesses, including convenience retailers, must address – and there are plenty of ways they can do so, says Ruth Forbes, sustainability director at JTI UK.
-
Promotional FeatureGrow on-the-go soft drinks as consumption increases
As shoppers navigate the continued return to ‘normality’, and demand for drink-now formats increases, Britvic has released independent research that aims to help retailers better prepare their soft drinks ranges.
-
Promotional FeatureHow frozen can help you win Christmas dinner
With the festive season approaching, consumers will be looking to maximise the time they spend with family and friends, and the convenience and ease offered by the frozen category can free up their time even more, says Birds Eye.
-
Promotional FeatureVersatile options for fascia success
With a record number of retailers moving to Nisa Retail in 2020 and those investing in new and upgraded stores enjoying average sales uplifts of 11%, there has never been a better time to join the group, it says.
-
Promotional FeatureWhy convenience stores should invest in a home delivery partner
Today, home delivery is an essential part of the future success of convenience stores, enabling them to widen their community network and future-proof their business against the competition. Snappy Shopper reveals how technology can help.
-
Promotional VideoHow to increase cider sales in convenience
Nearly half of all UK households buy cider and 2020 was the biggest year yet for off-trade cider sales. But now that hospitality venues are reopening, it’s important for convenience retailers to consider how they manage their cider fixture going forwards to maximise opportunity and sales.
-
Promotional FeatureMaximising the protein bar opportunity
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, 40% of adults in the UK are now motivated to make healthier life choices1, with six in 10 consumers actively trying to choose healthy snacks2 to hit their goals. Grenade takes a closer look at the opportunity this affords protein snacks.
-
Promotional FeatureHow to be a responsible National Lottery retailer
With new legislation in effect from 1st October, retailers need to ensure they are preventing sales to under-18s and encouraging healthy play while selling National Lottery Games, says operator Camelot.
-
Promotional FeatureHow to capitalise on the Big Night In occasion with confectionery
Many consumers made the most of the Big Night In occasion during lockdown, particularly with the closure of restaurants, pubs and bars, instead turning to their local convenience store to stock up on their favourite food and drinks. But now that lockdown restrictions have been lifted and the UK is able to socialise more freely, how can retailers continue to capitalise on this occasion? Nestlé UK & Ireland takes a closer look.
-
Promotional VideoWhat’s driving cigar sales in convenience stores?
Cigars remain an important driver of profits for convenience retailers.
-
Promotional FeatureHow a Premier store in Sheffield has innovated its way to retail success
Despite all the challenges of the past 19 months, Mandeep Singh and his brothers Baljeet and Vrinder have brought in a host of innovations – from a beer cave to a thriving delivery service – at their Premier convenience store in Sheffield, and are reaping the rewards.
-
Promotional FeatureFocusing on the future with Nisa
A record number of retailers moved to Nisa Retail in 2020, with those investing in new and upgraded stores enjoying average sales uplifts of 11%.
-
Promotional VideoWhat’s shaking up the flavoured milk category?
While the category has seen declines in on-the-go missions and a boost for at-home occasions, new variants and formats from trusted brands are continuing to thrive.
-
Promotional VideoThe five steps to a better biscuit fixture
While biscuits are bought by almost all UK households, they aren’t included in as many shopping baskets as other snacks. If every biscuit-buying household added just one extra biscuit packet to their annual shop, the category would grow by £21m in the convenience channel – the equivalent of £450 of extra biscuit sales for each independent retailer.