All articles by Alice Leader
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Features and analysisSymbols, franchises, fascias and convenience in numbers
A break down of the store numbers, type as well as membership costs and minimum contract terms
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Features and analysisIncrease in store numbers driving Nisa forecourt sales success
Nisa is enjoying a boost in sales from its forecourt retailers, growing by almost 30% from 2019 to 2022
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Features and analysisMove to One Stop helps retailer triple turnover
Independent retailer Manjit Gill has tripled his turnover since becoming a One Stop franchisee
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Features and analysisConvenience customers increasingly driven by value
Rising costs and squeezed budgets are driving convenience shoppers towards the discounters, new data from Lumina Intelligence has shown
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Features and analysisMandeep Singh plans big delivery sales growth
Premier retailer Mandeep Singh expects delivery to make up half of his business by 2026
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Features and analysisSnappy Group appoints new head of marketing
Brad Jones has been appointed as head of marketing for Snappy Group
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Features and analysisWholesale & convenience sectors offer support for earthquake victims
The earthquake in Turkey and Syria has already cost the lives of 41,000 people
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Features and analysisNisa retailer warms up community with 99p hot water bottles
H & Jodie’s in Walsall is helping shoppers fight rising energy costs by offering hot water bottles for 99p
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Features and analysisBestway calls on medicine suppliers to prioritise convenience stores
Medicine suppliers have been urged to prioritise convenience stores to cater to consumers shopping locally during a current stock shortage
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Features and analysisPaul Cheema makes move back to Costcutter from Nisa
Paul Cheema is returning to Costcutter after almost a decade with Nisa
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Features and analysisMorrisons aims to open ‘thousands’ of Morrisons Daily stores as it nears 500
Morrisons has revealed it expects to open thousands of Morrisons Daily stores, as the supermarket giant nears the 500 mark
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Features and analysisGroceryAid and Business Debtline team up to offer free debt advice to retailers
The partnership comes as more retailers are seeking support on business rates, managing business finances, unpaid invoices and debt
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Features and analysisBooker outlines ambition to add 150 new Budgens stores by the end of 2022
Budgens has signed up 36 sites which are “up and running”, with another 84 stores in the pipeline
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Features and analysisAF Blakemore planning rollout of Eat Some food-to-go concept
AF Blakemore is planning a wider rollout of its food-to-go concept Eat Some following success at Spar Aberystwyth
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Features and analysisGroceryAid reveals headline acts for Barcode Festival 2022
Barcode Festival 2022 will take place Thursday 7 July at Magazine London
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Features and analysisFormer Sainsbury’s boss Justin King to speak at the Convenience Conference 2021
Other key speakers at the face-to-face event include AF Blakemore MD James Russell and Co-op MD of property Stuart Hookins.
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Interviews and ProfilesHeroes of Lockdown: Raj and Sunita Aggarwal, Spar Wigston and Hackenthorpe
Much-loved retailer Raj Aggarwal was busy helping his community before tragically becoming a victim of coronavirus, and his wife, Sunita, has bravely carried on his good work.
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Interviews and ProfilesRibena Sparkling retailer community initiative returns
Suntory Beverage and Food has donated £380,000 of Ribena Sparkling for retailers to distribute to community groups.
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NewsPost-Christmas budgets see Co-op Honest Value sales surge
Nisa retailers have reported sales growth in the Co-op Honest Value range as conscious shoppers seek low prices post-Christmas.
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Interviews and ProfilesCatching up with The Convenience Awards: Best Independent & Convenience Retailer of the Year
With entries for the Convenience Awards 2021 now open, Conveniencestore.co.uk has checked in with one of the winners to discuss what’s happened since receiving not one, but two awards. Spar Y Maes in Pwllheli was crowned Convenience Retailer of the Year and picked up the gong for ...