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Features and AnalysisCoronavirus: How a global emergency transformed one retailer into a philanthropist
Covid-19 has been life-changing for people the world over, but for Premier retailer Tahir Ali, aka Nico, it has been an epiphany, opening his eyes to the needs of local people and inspiring him to become a true community hero
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Products In Depth
BBQ: The heat is on
With the UK on lockdown, many will be seeking to spend as much time as possible in their own back gardens, with BBQs offering the perfect opportunity to dine out while staying in
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Products In Depth
Cider: keeping sales close to home
It may be like no summer we’ve had before, but when the sun shines cider drinkers will still want to relax with their favourite tipple, and many will make a bee-line for c-stores to find it.
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Features and Analysis
Nisa Stilton, Cambridgeshire
Late last year the village store in Stilton, Cambridgeshire, re-opened following a major refit which saw the 1,500sq ft site almost double in size.
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Products In Depth
Soft drinks: Keeping them sweet
Low- and no-sugar lines are making steady progress in convenience, but shoppers are still looking for choice when it comes to soft drinks.
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Products In Depth
Tobacco and vaping: When one door closes…
The end may be near for sales of menthol cigarettes, but there is a stream of new profit opportunities for retailers opening in their wake.
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Features and Analysis
C-Store Champions: Mitigating criminal damage
Four Champion retailers discuss the different types of crime they have experienced and the resulting security measures they have taken.
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Coronavirus: Retail heroes gallery
In the face of adversity, retailers have leapt into action. Here are just some of the amazing things happening at convenience stores across the UK.
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Features
Coronavirus: Store safety and social distancing gallery
Convenience stores across the country are thinking outside of the box to implement innovative safety and social distancing measures in a bid to keep their staff and customers safe.
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Features
Convenience Nation: Capturing new customers
With competition increasing and the retail sector changing rapidly, convenience stores are expanding their range of products and services.
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Products In Depth
Bread and bakery: Shopper wants and kneads
C-stores are making sure they keep their bread and bakery customers happy with a range that focuses on both local and value lines
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Features
Food-to-go special: Market overview
C-stores take a big share of the food-to-go market, but competition is fierce. HIM’s Giorgio Rigali looks at how to ensure continued success
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Food-to-go special: London Road Bakery, Boston, Lincolnshire
Jacqui Dales tells C-Store how she keeps customers coming back to her bustling bakery and explains how she will grow the business over the coming 12 months
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Products In Depth
Cash-conscious shopping: The value in modern values
Promotions drive sales, but there are other ways to win over shoppers as quality, social responsibility and sustainability come into play.
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Features
Costcutter Chislehurst, South East London
Anil Patel opted to switch his South East London-store from Spar fascia to Costcutter in January 2019 due to the latter’s tie-up with the Co-op Group.
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Features and Analysis
C-Store Champions: Health, a moveable feast
Four C-Store Champions discuss how perceptions of what defines healthy food have changed, and how they have had to adapt.
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Products In Depth
Get quids in with chocolate
Multibuys and round pound price points are ensuring chocolate consumers get value for money across a multitude of pack formats
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Features and Analysis
The true hell of the Post Office Horizon scandal
Glitches in the Post Office’s Horizon accounting system – the phantom that haunted the 500+ subpostmasters for 20 years – have been hammered by the court. This is the story from one of the many caught up in the scandal.
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Features
Best-one Spencer Court News, Corby, Northamptonshire
Store manager Sarah Darlow Stearn describes the journey the business has been on since moving from a miniscule CTN outlet to a 1,500sq ft c-store complete with Games Workshop miniature collectibles zone.
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Taking a swipe at food waste
Could mobile phone technology hold the answer to cutting food waste? C-Store talks to retailers such as Hendersons who are seeing success from apps that help sell-through reduced lines
