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Sarah Britton
Sarah is features editor for Convenience Store and conveniencestore.co.uk, focusing on seasonal events.
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- 01293 610220
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- sarah.britton@wrbm.com
FeaturesKnowledge exchange
Sharing information on merchandising, equipment, categories and suppliers is enabling convenience retailers to stay ahead of the game. A selection of retailers tell C-Store the best ideas they’ve gleaned from their peers
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Ice cream: Ways to make more lolly
As we approach summer, it’s important to not undersell impulse ice cream and focus on getting decent margins for in-demand lines.
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Food to go: Keystore More, Lanark
Wilson Rea is reaping the rewards of a newly-installed hot food-to-go and milkshake station. The savvy retailer tells C-Store about his innovative offering, which has more than doubled his hot food turnover, and lets us in on the smart cost savings he has made along the way.
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Convenience Retail Awards 2019 gallery
Everyone partied the night away at our awards, celebrating the very best retailers in the sector.
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Chocolate: Keep taking the tablets
Chocolate remains big business and embracing consumer demand for sharing formats is resulting in strong sales for savvy retailers.
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Protein: Building a strong future
Consumer demand for protein products is broadening as today’s shoppers no longer see them as niche products but healthier snacks.
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Premier Wharfedale, Hull
Sam Coldbeck’s Humberside store is benefiting from a host of new housing developments, and is adapting to meet the needs of both new and existing customers.
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Build the eggcitement
Get a head start on the longer Easter opportunity by ensuring your treat products are all ready to go from the beginning of January.
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Confectionery: Broaden your horizons
Pricemarked chocolate and candy sharing formats still reign supreme, but retailers ignore the growing number of healthier lines at their peril.
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Nisa Southend Victoria, Essex
Less than a mile from the seaside, Nisa Southend Victoria has the benefit of both a railway station entrance and a street entrance, and owner Mitul Patel takes full advantage with an offer that appeals to visitors, commuters and locals.
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Costcutter Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
A year after his 1,600sq ft store’s £100,000 refit and Shopper First rebrand, owner Sagar Patel has seen weekly turnover increase to an impressive figure.
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Plan ahead to succeed
Retailers who take time out from the day-to-day running of their business to plan ahead are able to save money and grow sales.
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Get smarter with statistics
More and more retailers are investing in epos, but the majority are failing to use this smart technology to analyse data and save money.
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Hey big spender
As Tesco rolls out its latest bargain basement format, Jack’s, there are other retailers who are setting their sights on a more upmarket future.
- Products In Depth
Christmas confectionery: A balancing act
Novelty confectionery is a great way to differentiate your store and excite customers over the Christmas period.
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Halloween: freak out to glowing sales
Retailers looking to sink their fangs into the succulent multi-million pound Halloween market must reflect the excitement in-store.
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Seating arrangements
From repeat purchases to supplier sampling events, introducing a countertop and a few chairs can boost business in more ways than one
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Nisa Deepdale, Norfolk
A £180,000 refit of Jamie Keshwara’s Nisa Deepdale store in March 2017 saw sales leap 13% last year. And business continues to soar as summer tourists contribute to a 15% sales increase this year.
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Back to school: Hungry for healthy
As pressure grows for consumers to improve their children’s diets, parents are actively seeking out lunchbox snacks that are high in nutrients and low in sugar
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Remote control
Thanks to an increasing number of new technologies, you no longer need to be in-store to run a successful business. Retailers talk about how they use remote retailing to their advantage.
