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Capitalise on cocktails to increase sales this summer
With the cocktails category booming, Funkin Cocktails’ marketing director Ben Anderson looks at its success and shows how c-store retailers can use this momentum to boost their sales over the summer months.
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How to boost your energy drinks sales
Energy drinks are now worth £1.47bn. Find how to capitalise on the continued evolution of the category and why it is key to exciting new and existing shoppers, while meeting changing consumer demands.
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A healthy opportunity to change the thinking on HFSS
With many brands and retailers still behind the curve on the government’s upcoming high fat, sugar and salt legislation, healthy snacks brand graze says c-stores should grasp this unrivalled opportunity to reset their offer around healthy goals.
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How post offices function as the heart of a community
Two people running village post office branches explain how a change of direction led them to become the centre of their communities.
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Why a focus on ingredients is key to successfully grow healthy snacks in 2022
With January the month of consumers making healthy resolutions, now is the time for convenience retailers to grab their attention when it comes to choosing healthy snack options - and segmenting the category correctly can boost sales both in this month and across the year, says Kind Snacks.
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The future of the c-store wrapped bakery fixture
Warburtons, the UK’s number one wrapped bakery brand1, explains how to get more out of this key c-store category.
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What’s driving cigar sales in convenience stores?
Cigars remain an important driver of profits for convenience retailers.
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How a Premier store in Sheffield has innovated its way to retail success
Despite all the challenges of the past 19 months, Mandeep Singh and his brothers Baljeet and Vrinder have brought in a host of innovations – from a beer cave to a thriving delivery service – at their Premier convenience store in Sheffield, and are reaping the rewards.
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The five steps to a better biscuit fixture
While biscuits are bought by almost all UK households, they aren’t included in as many shopping baskets as other snacks. If every biscuit-buying household added just one extra biscuit packet to their annual shop, the category would grow by £21m in the convenience channel – the equivalent of £450 of extra biscuit sales for each independent retailer.
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What convenience retailers should look for in a premium coffee-to-go system
The coffee-to-go market has been growing steadily in the last five years in the UK, increasing from £320m to £530m in 2020, a rise of 66%.
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RTD gins must cater to staycation demand
With many consumers attending socially-distanced picnics and garden parties instead of pubs and bars, the convenience of the format gave the category a boost during the pandemic.
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How convenience stores can make the most of ready-to-drink coffee
As the fastest-growing segment in soft drinks – set to grow by as much as £183m over the next five years – ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee is yet to realise its full potential.
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How to optimise still and sparkling water sales
The water segment continues to be a valuable source of sales for convenience retailers, making up the biggest segment in the soft drinks category and accounting for 26% of all soft drinks volume sales.
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Make the most of your squash sales this summer
The squash category is a hot area for convenience retailers, worth £44m within convenience and growing at 4.6% year-on-year.
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How to boost your post-lockdown spirits sales this summer
With restrictions heavily impacting shopper habits over the past year, the convenience channel has experienced strong sales uplift in the alcohol category. How can retailers maintain this trend?
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Why quality baked goods are essential in convenience stores
To maximise sales in wrapped bakery, convenience stores must focus on freshness, quality and breadth of range, Warburtons argues.
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Costcutter uses shopper insights to create lifelong loyalty
With Costcutter now part of the Bestway family, it is better placed than ever to champion and support independent retailers.
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What does the next year look like for One Stop Franchise?
One Stop Franchise has experienced major developments in recent months, with this trend set to continue as it pursues ambitious goals for the future. The business is looking to recruit a lot more stores and has exciting plans to enhance its partnership model, as One Stop explains.
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Southern Co-op franchise extends its appeal to new partners
With more than 50 franchise stores now operating across the south of England, Southern Co-op’s partners are proving that community is just as important as product offering.
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SPAR backs independent retailers with tailored support
As lockdown eases and life returns to the old normal, SPAR is looking forward to a steady stream of independent retailers joining its ranks.