Trends & Topics
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Why men’s grooming is taking off in 2024
With insight showing that there is rising interest in men’s grooming, Lynx marketing manager Josh Plimmer discusses how retailers can maximise personal care sales and explains the rationale behind the brand’s latest launch, Jungle Fresh.
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How parcel lockers help drive customers to your store
Online shopping is growing, with millions of purchases made every day. According to Statista, the UK e-commerce industry will continue to grow every year and reach a value of £153bn by 2027. Find out how retailers are getting a slice of the action by adding parcel lockers to their list of services.
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How this retailer became the ultimate one-stop-shop for customers
Kaual Patel helps run the Torridon Road Post Office in Catford alongside his uncle and other family members. He discusses importance of local community and why they decided to start catering to the second hand parcels market.
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How the frozen aisle can help boost your sales in 2024
Offering value to shoppers and spearheading the ‘fakeaway’ trend, the frozen category is continuing to grow. Find out why convenience retailers should look to their frozen aisle to drive sales in 2024.
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Tips to achieving long-term retail success
Learn more about the success of Spar Minster Lovell over the past 70 years as KP Snacks, celebrating its own 70th anniversary this year, uncovers insight from Ian Lewis regarding the family retailer’s long-term success.
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How to create real business longevity and success
Learn more about the success of Jempson’s over the past 70 years as KP Snacks, celebrating its own 70th annivesary this year, uncovers insight from Stephen Jempson and the retailer’s long-term success.
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Five areas retailers should focus on this autumn?
As shoppers’ priorities are changing again with the colder months ahead, find out how you can cater for their demands and support your business.
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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 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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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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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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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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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.
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HFSS: Helping retailers to maximise their savoury snacks sales in a new climate
There has been a growing trend towards health and wellbeing for some time now in the convenience channel, with consumers increasingly looking for a greater number of snacking choices.