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Spar UK celebrates nine years of fundraising with £5m Marie Curie total
86% of workers report rising stress and poor sleep due to customer aggression
Scottish government praises independent retailers and Fed role following election
‘Retailers are leaving the industry in droves’: how illicit tobacco is damaging convenience stores
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PayPoint launches Community Champion Awards to celebrate local retailers
PayPoint announces programme to recognise the impact of retailers on local communities
Greens of Blairgowrie donates £1,000 to Scottish mental health charity
Happy to Chat, Happy to Listen has just received a £1k donation from Greens of Blairgowie
Newcastle retailer gets a store visit from the Premier League trophy
Guinness brought the silverware to retailer Hemanth Reddy’s One Stop store
Blooming Great Summer returns celebrating impact for local charity
This weekend saw many Spar stores in Northern Ireland turn yellow for Marie Curie
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25-year-old Ilminster family store partners with Co-op Wholesale
Longstanding Dorset store switches to a Nisa fascia via Co-op Wholesale after 25 years
Liverpool city centre gets an extra boost with new Spar store
A new Spar has just opened its doors in Liverpool city centre courtesy of experienced retailer Kent Gu
Scotmid opens expanded Burghead store in former church building
Scotmid has officially opened its new Burghead store, bringing more choice, expanded services and a larger shopping space to local customers in a converted church building.
Abu Bakr offers footie fans a gourmet World Cup deal
Yorkshire football fans can enjoy ’restaurant-quality food at takeaway prices’ while watching England
New Co-op launches at residential development in Kent
A new Co-op store has opened in a residential development in Kennington
Park Garages unveils partnership with Co-op Wholesale with new Rushden store
Forecourt retailer Park Garages has just opened a refreshed store at its flagship site in Rushden
Products in depth
Six things you need to know about Spirits and RTDs
The ready-to-drink category is now worth £824m and growing 22.9% year-on-year, with flavour-led innovation and higher ABV serves driving growth as retailers look to maximise seasonal demand and impulse purchases
Tobacco and Vapes: Taking on the illicit market
A year after the disposable vape ban, illicit trade in vapes and tobacco continues to surge, with nearly half of UK cigarettes now illicit and corner shops cited as a major source
Six things you need to know about Water, Juice & Milk Drinks
Bottled water is outperforming the wider soft drinks market with value up 13.4%, while protein milk drinks see 20.4% growth as shoppers increasingly seek functional benefits alongside great taste.
Five things you need to know about crisps and savoury snacks
The UK crisps and snacks market is worth up to £6.5bn and still growing. Here are five crucial trends retailers need to understand to maximise sales in this essential category
Six things you need to know about Spirits and RTDs
Tobacco and Vapes: Taking on the illicit market
Six things you need to know about Water, Juice & Milk Drinks
Five things you need to know about crisps and savoury snacks
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THE CONVENIENCE AWARDS
THE CONVENIENCE AWARDS
Spar Malone Road wins Convenience Retailer of the Year at The Convenience Awards 2026
Spar Malone Road in Co. Antrim has won the top award at the Convenience Awards 2026, held at the Titanic Hotel in Liverpool. The judging panel praised the store’s unbeatable proposition and community outreach
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Independent Convenience Store of the Year 2026: Londis Bexley Park, Kent
Owner Nishi Patel has transformed Londis Bexley into a destination store through exclusive product launches, technology integration and community engagement. The store was first to market with viral Oud and Bloom fragrances, gained 50 new customers in a month through Snappy Shopper, and recovered vape sales to £12k weekly following the disposable ban
The Convenience Awards 2026: Research category winners
Spar has been crowned Britain’s favourite convenience symbol group and store group at The Convenience Awards 2026, while Morrisons Daily claimed the managed group title following significant improvements in shopper satisfaction scores
Convenience Retailer and Large Convenience Store of the Year 2026: Spar Malone Road, Co. Antrim
A Spar store has achieved a 14% like-for-like sales increase and created five new jobs following a £1.2m extension and refit designed to meet growing customer demand
CATEGORY MANAGEMENT
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Advertorials
Wall’s Volcanix is arriving with a bang this summer
How to supply the cider spike this summer
The SNÜ era of nicotine: how one pouch brand is helping retailers navigate category change
Tap into growing demand for hot food-to-go with Rollover’s new Pizza Twists
From insight to impact: how *shopt is transforming retailer-brand collaboration
Turning football divides into sales opportunities
Coca-Cola celebrates and spotlights convenience store owners
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