Sales grow but units slowing
C-stores will beat supermarkets while store expansion tails back
CONVENIENCE store sales should see significantly more growth than supermarkets’ in the next five years but...
Fresh foods rise for Nisa
WHOLESALER Nisa says sales to its store owner customers of fruit, vegetables and meat have soared since the launch of its fresh produce service...
One Stop pumps up the volume
MANAGED and franchised convenience store chain One Stop is running a special evening meal deal across all its stores as part of its latest...
Drinks register ticks the boxes
Scottish Wholesale welcomes new regulation
PRESIDENT of the Scottish Wholesale Association Eddie Lynagh has told the organisation’s members that the new Alcohol Wholesale Registration Scheme...
New chief at GroceryAid
STEVE Barnes, commercial and membership director at the Food & Drink Federation has been appointed the new Director General of industry charity GroceryAid and...
Research finds e-cigs users up
THE percentage of people in Britain who use e-cigarettes or vaping products has edged up to almost 7%, a result that is well ahead...
Discounters hit own-label
UK symbol groups have been investing heavily in their ranges of own-label products. But new research from FMCG market intelligence company IRI says own-labels...
Crossing borders for a kick-off
IRN-BRU agreed what brand owner AG Barr called its biggest signing of the summer when it was unveiled as the headline sponsor of the...
Cider shows c-store plus
IS there a strong convenience channel effect on cider sales? Does the apple-based drink, including all its modern flavoured varieties, perform significantly differently in...
Ready for Rio?
Next month Brazil’s second-biggest city Rio de Janeiro plays host to the Olympics summer games.
The games of London 2012 provided great opportunities for...
Pulling power of transformation
Scottish Grocer speaks to Post Office network transformation project director Neil Ennis
BRITAIN’S Post Office network has been going through a remarkable transformation and c-stores...
Strategic gains says Spar
FOOD and drink to go brand partners and even sit-in licensed trade operations were highlighted by Spar UK managing director Debbie Robinson at the...
Cheese fans do the continental
Kantar Worldpanel insight director, Scotland Amanda Brown explains that cheese sales held up better in Scotland than elsewhere in Britain last year.
WHEN it comes...
Morning goods sales on a roll
BREAD and bakery is a product category that covers many bases.
The biggest-selling lines such as wrapped breads are staple items, which act as key...
Breaking contact
For the majority of convenience shoppers it seems that cash is still king, but that could be changing faster than many realise. And with...
One of the family
38% of owners say they would cut back on their own food before their pet’s
WET is the way to go when it comes to...
