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Products In DepthSnacks sales up for grabs
Consumers are still stuck on their savoury snacks, but more healthier options on the market means that retailers are spoilt for choice
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The soft drinks space race
New formats, flavours and lower-sugar recipes mean there’s a lot for c-store retailers to cram into the soft drinks chiller this summer
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Spirits: your shot at bigger basket spends
The spirits category is a big cash- margin provider, not least because of its cross-merchandising opportunities. Here’s how to maximise sales
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E-cigs: Everything starts with ‘e’
Legislation changes have made the e-cigarettes category a tricky one to navigate, but it’s well worth getting astute with the subject.
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Cider: Keep it cool this summer
Cider is fast becoming the one of the hippest brews on the c-store shelf, with vintage, local and new flavours adding to the category’s appeal
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Confectionery: A case of pick and mix
Despite the health message, shoppers still can’t resist the lure of sugar confectionery.
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Summer drinks: Hit refresh
When it comes to serving up alcoholic drinks for the summer, it’s all about refreshing and fruity flavours served long and chilled
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Vans: Start your engines
There’s a van out there for everyone, but doing your homework to find the right one for you is essential to ensure it’s not a major money drain
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Scents and sensibilities
With 18% of shoppers not realising their local shop has a health and beauty fixture, retailers need to spray extra volume into their sales and give the category a makeover
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Soft drinks: Thirst-class solutions
Shifts in the market mean it’s important retailers strike the balance between old favourites, reformulations, healthy drinks and new lines.
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BBQ: Grills with all the frills
The barbecue season can offer sales across an array of categories in convenience stores, providing retailers are ready for the action.
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Ice cream: Open the door to take home
With healthy margins, take-home ice cream can be a winner for c-store retailers
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World foods: No passport required
With chicken fajitas and Thai green curry becoming as everyday as the full English, canny c-store retailers are expanding world foods ranges.
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Food to go: Tapping into new territories
With the food to go mission becoming saturated by fierce competition, retailers are looking to new areas to boost sales across categories.
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Chocolate: Spoilt for choice?
Chocolate remains a hugely important category for c-store owners, yet many retailers have been left craving better sales from singles
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Stoats reveals Porridge Quick Pots new flavours
Stoats has added three new flavours to its Porridge Quick Pot range - Raspberry & Honey, Rhubarb & Bramble, and Pear & Vanilla.
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Cash conscious shopping: Look after the pennies
As retailers try everything they can to get customers through the door, C-Store asks store owners how they appeal to cash-conscious shoppers
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Sparkling Drench range gets on-the-go bottles
Britvic is launching a new single serve 500ml bottle for sparkling variants of Drench.
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Tobacco: Mainly on the plain
With the May 20 cut-off for sales of non-compliant tobacco products approaching, retailers are making the tricky transition to the new packs
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As good as it baguettes
Rustic, naked, local and gluten free are just some of the buzz words of the bread and bakery category, and there is a surprising amount of excitement surrounding this basic food item
