All Convenience Store Vision articles – Page 5
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Promotional FeatureWhy click and collect is vital to the convenience store offer
As the UK market opens back up post-pandemic and online retailing grows, click and collect is regaining importance as a key convenience store service to busy consumers on the move… and Post Office has signed some significant deals to take this service to a new level.
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Promotional VideoHow to maximise snack bar sales in convenience
With snacking having grown in the UK market over the past couple of years, Rachel Austerberry, head of wholesale & convenience at Grenade, shares some useful tips on how convenience retailers can maximise their snacking sales in-store.
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Promotional FeatureWhy price-marked packs will be top of mind with consumers in 2022
With inflationary pressures coming to bear this year, offering price-marked packs will be more important than ever in encouraging consumer spend in convenience stores. Here, Budweiser Brewing Group reveals why it will be vital to the beer and cider category.
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Promotional FeatureHow Fresh Thinking can make a difference to independent convenience stores
With the recent Covid-19 pandemic highlighting the importance of local convenience stores at the heart of their communities, competition in the sector has ramped up. Here, Nisa shows how a Fresh Thinking approach can benefit its partners and help maximise their performance.
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Promotional FeatureMaintaining momentum in the snack bar arena
Health and wellbeing are driving the market in snacking and, with the HFSS ban on the horizon, convenience retailers need to plan how they are going to address the changes and maintain sales momentum in the category.
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Promotional FeatureHow post offices function as the heart of a community
Two people running village post office branches explain how a change of direction led them to become the centre of their communities.
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Promotional FeatureWhy a focus on ingredients is key to successfully grow healthy snacks in 2022
With January the month of consumers making healthy resolutions, now is the time for convenience retailers to grab their attention when it comes to choosing healthy snack options - and segmenting the category correctly can boost sales both in this month and across the year, says Kind Snacks.
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Promotional Feature10 tips to help your business prosper this winter
From spiking Covid rates and the Omicron variant prompting new government guidance, to price increases driving inflation and availability issues emptying shelves, it’s likely to be a challenging winter. The Partners for Growth Retailer Advisory Panel provides strategies to help businesses thrive this season.
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Promotional FeatureHow to grow Spring confectionery sales
Spring confectionery is highly instrumental in ensuring all-year-round category success, providing retailers and brands a strong opportunity to drive growth, by ensuring the right brands are available in the right formats at the right time for shoppers.
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Promotional FeatureWorking together to stub out illicit tobacco
Covid-19 has not slowed the illicit tobacco trade, which continues to take money out of the hands of law-abiding retailers. Fighting it requires participation by all, says Ian Howell, fiscal and regulatory affairs manager at JTI.
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Promotional FeatureHow investment in retail technology can help spur convenience store sales
Independent convenience retailers Charlie and Ruth Hamilton, who run three Spar stores in Northern Ireland, explain why retail technology has really made a difference to their bottom line.
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Promotional FeatureRise in mindful drinking sees no- and low-alcohol category go from strength to strength
With health & wellness firmly in the public consciousness, consumers have shown a clear desire to cut down on alcohol, with the result that the no- and low-alcohol category is growing rapidly, creating an opportunity for convenience retailers, says Australian Vintage.
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Promotional FeatureResponsible retailing for a greener future
With the global environment and climate change increasingly in the consumer eye, sustainable trading has become a responsibility that all businesses, including convenience retailers, must address – and there are plenty of ways they can do so, says Ruth Forbes, sustainability director at JTI UK.
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Promotional FeatureGrow on-the-go soft drinks as consumption increases
As shoppers navigate the continued return to ‘normality’, and demand for drink-now formats increases, Britvic has released independent research that aims to help retailers better prepare their soft drinks ranges.
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Promotional FeatureHow frozen can help you win Christmas dinner
With the festive season approaching, consumers will be looking to maximise the time they spend with family and friends, and the convenience and ease offered by the frozen category can free up their time even more, says Birds Eye.
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Promotional FeatureVersatile options for fascia success
With a record number of retailers moving to Nisa Retail in 2020 and those investing in new and upgraded stores enjoying average sales uplifts of 11%, there has never been a better time to join the group, it says.
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Promotional FeatureWhy convenience stores should invest in a home delivery partner
Today, home delivery is an essential part of the future success of convenience stores, enabling them to widen their community network and future-proof their business against the competition. Snappy Shopper reveals how technology can help.
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Promotional VideoHow to increase cider sales in convenience
Nearly half of all UK households buy cider and 2020 was the biggest year yet for off-trade cider sales. But now that hospitality venues are reopening, it’s important for convenience retailers to consider how they manage their cider fixture going forwards to maximise opportunity and sales.
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Promotional FeatureMaximising the protein bar opportunity
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, 40% of adults in the UK are now motivated to make healthier life choices1, with six in 10 consumers actively trying to choose healthy snacks2 to hit their goals. Grenade takes a closer look at the opportunity this affords protein snacks.
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Promotional FeatureHow to be a responsible National Lottery retailer
With new legislation in effect from 1st October, retailers need to ensure they are preventing sales to under-18s and encouraging healthy play while selling National Lottery Games, says operator Camelot.