All Store Profiles articles
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Features and analysis
“There’s nothing round here for kids to do” - retailer on his quest to raise £120k for playground
Northamptonshire postmaster Vidur Pandya is midway through a mammoth fundraiser
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Features and analysis
New Londis concept store opens in Eastbourne
Another new Londis concept store has opened, this time on the south coast
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Features and analysis
‘We lose between £20,000 and £30,000 a year to shoplifting’: Vince Malone
Pembrokeshire retailer Vince Malone is losing between £20,000 to £30,000 each year following a surge in shoplifting
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Features and analysis
Daniel Wilson to exceed £25m turnover as he opens 20th One Stop
The Wilson brothers joined One Stop eight years ago
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Features and analysis
How my dual c-store and butchery will bring home the bacon
James Cawdron shares his plans for marrying the two businesses
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Awards
Inside Convenience Retailer of the Year 2021: Spar Parkfoot, Kent
David Charman’s Spar Parkfoot in Kent has been crowned Convenience Retailer of the Year 2021. We take a look inside his store to see what makes it so special.
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Interviews and Profiles
Heroes of Lockdown: Alan Kasch, Costcutter Fernhill Heath, Worcestershire
Serving the community comes before everything for Alan Kasch of Costcutter Fernhill Heath in Worcestershire but he insists that the support he gave during lockdown was just returning the favour.
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Interviews and Profiles
Faraz Iqbal's 1,000sq ft store gets a £30,000+ refit
The Convenience Awards’ Best Small Convenience Store 2020 just got a whole lot better
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Interviews and Profiles
How I turned over £40,000 in my store’s opening week
One Stop retailer Paul Thomas has packed his 2,900sq ft store with exciting features
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Interviews and Profiles
Heroes of Lockdown: Bruce and Donna Morgan, Brownlies of Biggar, Edinburgh
24/7 opening on alternate shifts would see some couples crumble, but Brownlies of Biggar near Edinburgh is stronger than ever thanks to Donna and Bruce’s sterling community spirit and smart investments.
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Interviews and Profiles
Heroes of Lockdown: Atul Sodha, Londis Harefield, Middlesex
During lockdown 650sq ft Londis Harefield in Middlesex was taking an impressive £31 per sq foot, but it is people, not profit, that come first for warm-hearted Atul Sodha who stopped at nothing to keep his customers happy.
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Interviews and Profiles
Heroes of Lockdown: Barbara Clements, Spar Preston Road, Weymouth
A superb range of fresh produce, good availability and a bespoke delivery service have propelled Spar Preston Road forward.
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Interviews and Profiles
David Knight unveils new-look Budgens store
A major refit at David Knight’s Budgens in West Sussex has been two years in the making and the retailer wasn’t going to let Covid-19 stop him realising his dream store.
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Interviews and Profiles
Why I made food to go a focus for my new store
Forward-thinking retailer Siva Theivanayagam gives us a tour of his new store Nisa Stamford Northfields in Peterborough which focuses on food to go.
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Interviews and Profiles
Why I refitted my store during the second lockdown
London Road Bakery in Boston, Lincolnshire, has undergone a £70,000 refit in order to upgrade its baking area and till system.
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Interviews and Profiles
Costcutter retailer Emily Rosa Ranjini: why I doubled the size of my store during lockdown
Emily Rosa Ranjini of Costcutter Stamford in Lincolnshire doubled the size of her store during the coronavirus pandemic, but did it lead to a doubling of sales?