All articles by David Rees – Page 8
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OpinionThe wrong side of the track
The new Track and Trace regime for tobacco is turning out to be painful and difficult for retailers, writes C-Store editor David Rees.
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NewsMultiple grocers struggling to keep pace with market growth
Spending on seasonal products and the warm Easter weekend helped to drive sales across the grocery sector as a whole, but the big four supermarkets did not have things all their own way in the past three months, according to Nielsen.
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NewsLondis celebrates 60 years with programme of new deals
Londis is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year with a host of promotional activity including consumer prize draws.
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NewsBP's Wild Bean Cafe to be franchised to independent dealers
BP is to make its Wild Bean Café food-to-go proposition available to independent retailers.
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NewsCJ Lang cuts the cake on centenary celebrations
Scottish Spar wholesaler and retailer CJ Lang hosted a tradeshow and gala dinner at the Fairmont Hotel in St Andrews late last month in the first of a series of events to celebrate its centenary of trading.
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NewsOne in six products sold via Nisa now Co-op branded
Co-op own brand products now account for 16% of all Nisa sales volume, or one in six products sold, the group has reported.
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NewsCostcutter claims to have turned a corner after annual sales drop
The latest accounts for Costcutter Supermarkets Group show that the organisation has continued to lose money in 2018, but the management team remains confident that the group has turned a corner back into positive territory following the new supply deal with the Co-op.
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Advice GuideConvenience Nation 2019: Opportunities and threats
Convenience Store editor David Rees talks to Mike Watkins, UK head of retailer insight at Nielsen, about the position of the UK convenience retail sector, and some key issues and opportunities to address in order to secure continuing future growth.
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NewsMJ's Premier named Convenience Retailer of the Year
Premier-branded MJ’s Store in Royton, Greater Manchester, was named Convenience Retailer of the Year at Thursday’s 2019 Convenience Retail Awards.
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BlogReturn the consultation
Now that the government has published its consultation document about a deposit return scheme for drinks containers, the convenience industry can start to work out how much it is going to cost it. While the proposals are officially subject to consultation, some form of legislation was inevitable from the moment ...
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NewsShortlist announced for 2019 Convenience Retail Awards
The shortlist has been announced for the 2019 Convenience Retail Awards.
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NewsCorporate property churn creates new opportunities for indies
Corporate divestments of under-performing stores and other changes could lead to new opportunities for independent retailers, maintains business property advisor Christie & Co.
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NewsHealthy diets and plastic fear drive new shopper behaviour
Plastic pollution, healthy eating, responsible retailing and social media are among the key drivers of change that retailers are going to have to get to grips with in order to please the modern shopper, HIM suggests
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BlogThe year ahead
At first glance, it seems like as an industry we will have more challenges than opportunities to deal with in the coming year but, then again, that has probably always been the case.
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Features and analysisCJ Lang: A new energy
CJ Lang looks to the future with new energy as the new management team, led by chief executive Colin McLean, has several new initiatives in the pipeline.
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NewsFresh food focus to drive Nisa forward after merger
The merger of Nisa with the Co-operative Group has been about “giving partner retailers something additional and complementary, not just a takeover,” according to Nisa chief executive Ken Towle.
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NewsFood to go continues to grow in popularity
Food to go is continuing to outperform the total eating out market, according to the latest tracking survey from MCA
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NewsUnitas Wholesale promises efficient and effective future
Unitas Wholesale is aiming to be first choice business partner for suppliers in the independent sector with a future strategy based on being the most efficient and effective route to market.
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NewsCJ Lang looks to the future with new energy
CJ Lang is approaching the future with increased pace and energy under a new management team to turn the perennial “sleeping giant” into a more dynamic and successful operator in the Scottish convenience market.
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BlogA safe place?
The shocking, but not entirely surprising, findings of our mini survey of c-store operators is that practically every single one has been a recent victim of crime.