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FeaturesCBD: Liquid gold for c-stores?
Interest in CBD and its apparent health benefits is soaring, spawning a plethora of products containing the oil. C-Store looks at this rising star and what you need to know about stocking it.
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Products In Depth
Christmas soft drinks: Santa’s gift to c-stores
Retailers have the opportunity to sleigh soft drinks sales over the festive season as shoppers splash out more and buy bigger packs.
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Products In Depth
Cracking snacking sales
The UK is a nation of snack lovers, but today’s shoppers are becoming increasingly discerning when it comes to hunting for hunger fillers.
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Products In Depth
Christmas alcohol: Playing the long game
With the right strategy you can encourage early seasonal sales and become a destination store for premium alcohol this Christmas.
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C-Store Champions: Ready whatever the weather
The winter months signal not only a change in weather, but a change in shopping patterns. Our C-Store Champions reveal how they adjust
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Bargain Booze Select Convenience, Ulverston
Former Wine Rack executive Haydn Hicks has redefined the Bargain Booze brand at his Select Convenience store in Cumbria, with on trade and food to go to the fore
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Products In Depth
Christmas confectionery: Your golden opportunity
A host of festive npd and plenty of gold-star premium lines can make the Christmas confectionery category a gift for canny retailers.
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Products In Depth
Vaping & tobacco: Read the smoke signals
UK vape sales are continuing to soar at the expense of smoking, but the tobacco category, including cigars, still offers key opportunities to profit.
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Responsible retailing: Better to be safe than sorry
By investing in regular underage sales training, c-stores can remain responsible retailers and ensure they avoid hefty penalties.
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Products In Depth
Christmas special: The ultimate get-together
Christmas is the season for splashing out on festive goodies. Here’s how c-store retailers can ensure that they get in on the yuletide spend.
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Building loyalty: Join the club
Loyalty schemes aren’t just about keeping customers away from the competition. C-Store looks at how retailers are using them to boost spend and give back to the community.
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Features and Analysis
Halloween gallery
There are ghostly goings on in c-stores across the UK as independent retailers embrace the spirit of Halloween and get their freak on.
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Features and Analysis
Racetrack Pitstop (Premier) Glasgow
Last year the Sud family embarked on a radical revamp of their Racetrack Pitstop (Premier-branded) forecourt store in Glasgow.
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Products In Depth
In-store services: So much more than just a store
Offering a strong range of services not only drives footfall, but can actually impact on how customers view your store’s role in the community.
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Hunt’s Spar, Leyland, Lancashire
A £300k+ refit has completely refreshed the Hunt’s Spar store in Broadfield Drive, Leyland, Lancashire, as well as adding food to go and a fresh butchery counter to make it a destination store for shoppers at any time of day.
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Political gains
Establishing a relationship with your MP can help you influence local and national policy – and even force global corporations to make changes. Retailers and MPs share their experiences.
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Products In Depth
Big night in: Going for the home run
The Big Night In is as big as ever, creating demand for snacks to share, easy eats and a tipple or two. Here’s how to tempt the staying-in crowd.
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C-Store Champions: Grab a piece of the action
A category that is delivering strong sales and margins for our Champs is food to go. Here they reveal what makes their ranges such a success
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Products In Depth
Picking the perfect blend
With coffee chasing tea for sales, and healthier options joining the line-up, the hot beverages category is overflowing with choice.
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Products In Depth
OTC meds: Go on, treat yourself
With consumers being advised not to go to the doctor for cold and flu treatment, many are opting to self-medicate with pills and potions purchased from their local c-store.
