Retailer Advice
Follow these handy tips, range plans and advice to make sure your business doesn’t miss out on these opportunities.
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Focus on international lines: Why your shelves need a global passport
Read more: Focus on international lines: Why your shelves need a global passportIt’s a tricky time to be a frequent flier. Between regional conflicts and the spiralling fuel costs they’ve led to, holidaymakers are making compromises. Travel spending fell by 3.3% last month – the first dip since covid – as consumers adopt a wait-and-see attitude. Far safer to get your international thrills from the local convenience…
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Are you offering enough minimally processed foods?
Read more: Are you offering enough minimally processed foods?It’s hard to remember a time before the terms ‘minimally processed’, ‘unprocessed’, ‘heavily processed’ and more recently – ‘ultra-processed’ – became part of the everyday language we use to describe the food we eat. Yet ‘processing’ – a broad term applied to everything from canning, freezing, packaging or preserving food – has become the latest…
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Turning Mother’s Day and Father’s Day into Major Retail Moments
Read more: Turning Mother’s Day and Father’s Day into Major Retail MomentsMother’s Day and Father’s Day represent significant, but often overlooked, revenue drivers for independent retailers. With 3 in 5 shoppers participating in these key calendar events, and more than half of these making unplanned, impulse purchases, these periods are major opportunities that many stores do not fully tap into. Furthermore, these days are no longer…
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The Six Nations Championship:6 million reasons your store should be in the game
Read more: The Six Nations Championship:6 million reasons your store should be in the gameThe largest rugby tournament of the season is about to begin, and it’s more than just a sport – it’s a massive sales opportunity for retailers. Last season, the five-week championship drew an enormous 130 million views, a staggering +6.3% increase from the previous year, and a peak UK audience of 6 million. So, why…
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Exploring the wellness drinks opportunity
Read more: Exploring the wellness drinks opportunityWellness has been the defining market force in soft drinks for years and has changed the shape of core segments, like colas, carbonates and waters, and paved the way for ones that were virtually unheard of in the mainstream 20 years ago – like meal replacements and protein. To call wellness a trend would be…
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Unlocking Convenience Sales Opportunities in Popcorn
Read more: Unlocking Convenience Sales Opportunities in PopcornCooler weather, Halloween products in stores, and the return of Strictly Come Dancing – ‘big night in’ season is now upon us. Autumn sees consumers more likely to swap going out for staying in, presenting an opportunity for retailers who can build fun, engaging, and relevant offers around their most popular snacks and drinks products.…
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Must-Stock Kids’ Brands for Convenience Retailers
Read more: Must-Stock Kids’ Brands for Convenience RetailersThe dreaded back-to-school period is perhaps the toughest time in the calendar for parents, guardians and children. For kids, it means readjusting to routine after six unstructured weeks of bliss and freedom, while for caregivers, it can mark a time of enormous stress and expense. Local shops can’t fix all the challenges that come with…
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Boosting Sales with Asian Cuisines
Read more: Boosting Sales with Asian CuisinesUK retail sales of ‘Chinese and other oriental’ food topped £1bn in 2024, with its soaring popularity driven by its diverse range of flavours, ingredients, and cooking techniques. The amount of space you dedicate to this fast-growing market segment largely depends on your demographic, as Rashik Patel, owner of Simply Local in Cheetham Hill, Greater…
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Driving Sales & Profits During Autumn Nights
Read more: Driving Sales & Profits During Autumn NightsBrown leaves, cold mornings and Strictly back on TV – it can only mean that autumn is officially here, bringing a change in consumer mindsets and needs. With the change in the season comes the usual shift in shoppers opting for nights in rather than nights out. For convenience retailers, this means a transition from…
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Focus on Gen Z: Engaging with the next generation and the ‘cool brands’ they’re stocking
Read more: Focus on Gen Z: Engaging with the next generation and the ‘cool brands’ they’re stockingGen Z want one thing: convenience. “This generation want quick service; they aren’t really interested in price. If you make a mistake or deliver bad service, they’ll likely go elsewhere,” says Faraz Iqbal, owner of Premier Linktown Local in Kirkcaldy, Fife. Part of offering more convenience is understanding that card and mobile payments are essential.…