All Retail Insight articles – Page 8
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AwardsDate announced for The Convenience Conference and Awards
The Convenience Awards and The Convenience Conference will return on 13 September 2022
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Features and analysisParfetts celebrates Go Local retailers at awards ceremony
The awards recognised all that retailers had done for their communities during the pandemic
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Features and analysisSales drop in symbols and independents
Kantar data shows a big year-on-year drop in sales for the channel but a bumper Christmas is predicted.
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Features and analysisRetailers cautioned against dismissing cash transactions
Volumatic is calling on retail and forecourt businesses to support cash transactions.
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Features and analysisBasket spend on the rise in the convenience channel
Rising prices and premiumisation has pushed basket spend up in convenience stores.
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Features and analysisAllan Leighton appointed new president of GroceryAid
Leighton will succeed Charles Wilson as president from January 2022.
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Features and analysisOne-in-three shoppers planning to stockpile for Christmas
Confectionery, snacks and tinned good are the items most likely to be stockpiled ahead of Christmas by shoppers
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Interviews and ProfilesHow I spent £180,000 rebuilding my store after it was flooded
Premier retailer Mike Humphreys had to pick up the pieces after his store was wrecked during the pandemic.
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Features and analysisConvenience channel outperforms supermarkets as shopping habits return to normal
NielsenIQ data found sales in the convenience channel outperformed supermarkets, driven by a return to the office and schools.
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Features and analysisBooker calls for suppliers to focus on bestsellers to tackle availability problems
Booker has also launched new point of sale material across its Premier symbol estate.
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Features and analysisGovernment to streamline HGV driver testing process
The Department for Transport hopes to create availability for 50,000 more HGV driver tests a year.
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Dear JacWhat’s the secret to staying invested in convenience?
Jac Roper hears from a retailer who finds keeping their margins strong a challenge.
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Features and analysisFood shortages experienced by more than half of GB adults
Consumers in Scotland have been particularly affected by the shortages.
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Dear JacHow do you organise stock taking?
Retailers contact Jac Roper looking for stock taking advice.
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Features and analysis‘Positive picture’ for convenience sector sales as growth returns
Customer value, basket size and visit frequency all rose in the convenience sector over the past month.
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Features and analysisConvenience sector growth expected to slow in 2021
The rate of growth in the convenience sector is expected to slow to +0.3% in 2021.
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Features and analysisBook your place at The Convenience Conference 2021
The Convenience Conference 2021 will take place on 14 September at 30 Euston Square in London.
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Features and analysisFamily-run Edinburgh business to open ninth c-store
Margiotta will open its second East Lothian store next week.
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Features and analysisAMACOR opens 14th Nisa store in Bradford
The group aims to have 20 stores by the end of 2021.
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Features and analysisShopper visits to convenience stores continue to rise
Visit frequency and spend rose however the number of items per basket dipped.