All Promotional Feature articles – Page 3
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Big spirits brands and what they can do for c-stores all year round
While there is plenty of NPD still ongoing in the UK spirits market, in times of financial stress, consumers tend to revert to brands they know and trust. Here, Diageo explains why major spirits brands are the best option for c-stores looking to maximise sales.
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Why are energy drinks big business for convenience stores?
Energy drinks are now worth more than £922m and continue to go from strength-to-strength. Here, Pippa Foster, associate director of commercial development at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), explains what trends are driving the category’s growth and how independent retailers can tap into this opportunity.
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Why premium ice cream can get your tills ringing this summer
Summer is the time to tempt shoppers with your ice cream offering, but with ever-changing demands, what are the biggest opportunities this year and how can you win with shoppers in this category? Ferrero UK explains how premium options and innovation can help draw shoppers in.
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How Bestway is supporting its Best-one retailers
When similar brands are housed within the same portfolio, it can be a challenge to market them both with sufficient differentiation. But Bestway is doing just that with its Costcutter and Best-one convenience stories. Here’s how.
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How Costcutter has mastered high-performance marketing to drive sales
How do you build a brand that really speaks to your customers? At Costcutter, it’s all about using data to give the audience the right messaging at the right time. Find out how the convenience store brand is going from strength to strength.
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How to boost your back to school sales
With the new school year just around the corner, consumers are looking for new healthier snacks to fill lunchboxes. Find out how one brand is cornering the market in cheese snacks and what opportunities can boost your sales.
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Could this be the time to become a Bargain Booze franchisee?
In financially tough times, consumers are reaching for brands they trust to offer value - which means major opportunities for those taking on franchises.
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Why the importance of cider innovation is overstated
With cider a popular category in the convenience channel, Westons Cider’s off-trade category manager, Emily Jenkins gives her view on how retailers can optimise sales – and why this means not getting distracted by innovation.
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Unlocking margin potential: aligning mission and mix for retail success
Customer preferences are constantly evolving, making it crucial to adjust the store mix accordingly. Find out how one convenience store retailer has used a combination of strategies to achieve remarkable success.
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Healthier profits, with healthier snacking
With more shoppers seeking healthier snacks, how can retailers support consumers? Find out some top tips from Grenade on how to boost your sales.
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Confectionery chocolate: providing versatile purchase opportunities
The versatile chocolate confectionery category covers many different shopping missions – self consumption, sharing and gifting to name a few. Here, Mondelēz International illustrates how independent and symbol retailers can maximise the opportunity in-store.
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How bricks-and-mortar transformations continue to boost loyalty and margins
With a number of its retailers moving across to the definitive Spar Market format, the result is a compelling offer that has its roots in local understanding, says UK retail director Ian Taylor.
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Sunny takes a chilled approach to expansion
Find out how one Nottinghamshire local store owner revamped his offer and revenue, with the help of Nisa.
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How to maximise your nicotine pouch sales this year
With nicotine alternatives such as smoke-free nicotine pouches growing in popularity, it’s important for retailers to understand the product so that they can communicate information to their customers and maximise their sales. Here, JTI gives the lowdown on the category.
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Water: a natural solution for health & wellbeing
With health & wellbeing still strongly in consumer focus, the water category is thriving, and Aqua Carpatica has formats to meet all occasions.
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The benefits of collaboration between retailers and suppliers
Convenience retail in 2023 is a fast-moving, innovative and high-pressured industry, but there may be a valuable tool to help retailers face the challenges in the year ahead.
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How innovation could sweeten your confectionery sales
With retailers facing increasing pressures, now is the time to prioritise new products with high rates of sale and offering healthy cash margins.
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The retail tech to invest in to make your store run better
Investment in retail technology and specifically electronic point-of-sale (EPoS) software systems and self-checkouts will continue to be a trend well into 2023.
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Become an essential hub for the local community
Ever thought about running a Post Office and the commercial opportunities it could bring? Martin Roberts, Post Office Group chief retail officer, explains how the process is now easier than ever.
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Ways to make stores greener in 2023
With increasing pressure on retailers to be more accountable when it comes to their environmental activity, JTI UK sustainability director Ruth Forbes looks at the challenges facing them and suggests a raft of potential solutions to help.