Dessert essence – essential indulgence
CONFECTIONERY may provide everyday treats but – with staying in now having virtually replaced going out in many households – there’s a place for...
Serving the big night bar – essential drinks
Big nights in have provided opportunities for c-stores in many product categories. It means the beers, wines and spirits section is going through...
Dark opportunities – essential tobacco
• Cigarettes and tobacco purchase is one of the top reasons to visit a c-store
• Many smokers buy their cigarettes, cigars and tobacco in stores that...
A growing option – essential e-cigs
E-CIGARETTES have been around for some time but sales seem to have taken off in recent months.
Kits and products vary but essentially they’re designed...
Face up the formats, clean up on wash day
As consumers shop more locally and for smaller amounts homecare and laundry has become a top-up and one-stop-shop c-store essential
C-STORES have become essential to...
Blocks away
CHOCOLATE. Is there anything it can’t do? It’s high in antioxidants, a natural anti-depressant, and contains theobromine, which kills the bacteria which cause tooth...
Minimum pricing challenge fails
The legal challenge from the Scotch Whisky Association and other drinks industry bodies to the law passed by the Scottish Parliament that would introduce...
Partners seek growth
TALK to people with decades of experience in the food and drink business and they’ll often use the word broker. It describes a company...
The good hair years
If teenage girls and early 20-something women make up a large proportion of your store’s customers you might want to stock a fairly wide...
Winners of the credit crunch
The tough times have changed the nation’s spending patterns. Mintel’s British Lifestyle’s report shows which products still help move cash through the country’s tills.
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Mags lose weight – Slimming World tops the charts
CALORIE-counting readers made Slimming World magazine the flavour of year on news stands in 2012.
The monthly dieting mag saw its sales rise 11.2% year-on-year...
Hot chocolate joins basket
Champagne slips off the RPI list as stir fry and Kindles come into the mix
BLUEBERRIES, white rum and hot chocolate are just some of...
Hughes to provide off-trade wings
RED Bull has appointed Jon Hughes as off-premise director. Hughes has previously worked for Kimberly Clark and Heineken UK, leading teams across the grocery,...
Forum warns on lending
NEW businesses are finding it hard to borrow start-up funds, according to the Forum of Private Business.
The BDRC Finance Monitor for SME lending...
It’s a dog’s life and a good life
Petcare becomes key area as dog food sales top £1bn and treats sales soar
RECESSION? What recession ask the nation’s dogs, who are enjoying luxury...
Celeb chefs inspire kitchen blokes
WATCHING Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay rattling their pans on TV has inspired a generation of men to take up cooking. And their ladies...
