Katherine Brook
Features and analysisMaking contactless pay
Cash remains the most popular way of paying in c-stores, but with alternative options taking off retailers need to move with the times.
NewsSpar retailer unites with Waitrose for charity drive
Retailer Susan Connolly’s Christmas charity event has been given a boost by an unlikely source, the local Waitrose store.
NewsNisa gets behind retailers this Halloween
Nisa is making the most of the Halloween opportunity by providing its retailers with in-store marketing materials to targe…
NewsBestway Wholesale to adopt Apple Pay in depot
Bestway Wholesale has announced it is introducing Apple Pay in its Abbey Road depot from October 14.
NewsCo-op Food launches ‘Local Shop of horrors' campaign
The Co-operative Food has today launched its ‘Local Shop of Horrors’ campaign to inspire customers this Halloween.
NewsScotmid raises £370,000 for blood cancer charity
Scotmid Co-operative’s staff and customers have together raised £370,000 for Anthony Nolan blood cancer charity.
NewsPick of the week
Retailer Hitesh Pabari and a supporting crew from Wrigley, C-Store and Keep Britain Tidy took to the streets to spruce up his local community.
NewsRetailers feel the pressure of rising business costs
Convenience store retailers are seeing their profits squeezed by rising costs, with concerns that the situation will only get worse with the introduction of the National Living Wage.
NewsCosts increase for 86% of small business owners
Over the last 12 months 86% of small businesses have seen an increase in their overall business costs, according to the Forum of Private Business.
NewsOne Stop enhances meal deal offers with frozen option
One Stop has launched a new frozen meal deal in response to consumer demand and the success of its existing lunchtime and evening offers.
NewsNisa store achieves 50% sales boost following upgrade
Surrey based Nisa store has achieved a 50% uplift in turnover since converting to Nisa’s new store of the future 2 model.
NewsApplegreen announces 61.5% UK H1 profit increase
Applegreen plc, the Irish forecourt operator, has announced a 61.5% increase in gross profit to €15.6m in its first half UK results.
NewsBestway launches world foods range across depots
Bestway is helping retailers capitalise on the appetite among consumers for authentic, exotic food with the launch of world food departments across 12 depots in its estate.
NewsMcColl's premium estate in growth despite sales drop
McColl’s Retail Group has reported a 2.3% drop in like-for-like sales during the 13-week period to 30 August 2015.
NewsBestway mobile app downloaded 10,000 times
The Bestway mobile app, launched in September last year, has been downloaded 10,000 times by businesses across the UK.
NewsPoundland's aquisition of 99p Stores provisionally cleared
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally cleared the anticipated £55m acquisition of 99p Stores by Poundland Group.
NewsSpar's Shop and Win campaign returns to stores
Following the success of Spar’s Shop and Win in 2014, the campaign is set to return this September to reward even more shoppers.
NewsSpar likened to "McDonald's" in local currency snub
Clive Sheppard has had his application for the Exeter Pound refused because he was told his business was “just like McDonald’s”.
NewsSpar store whets the appetite with community tasting event
Hundreds of people turned up at a community tasting event on Tuesday, hosted by Julian and Jackie Taylor-Green of Lindford Village Spar, Hampshire.
NewsBooker adds new products to 'Even Bigger POR' campaign
Booker has added over 200 new lines to its ‘Even Bigger POR’ campaign launched earlier this year.