Tag: c-stores
Simple but effective
Paying attention to ‘traditional’ convenience categories
There’s no business like snow business
SCOTTISH supermarkets may have seen a few tussles in the bread aisle this week but, as the wind from Siberia turned the central belt into a Russian postcard, how have Scotland's c-stores got on?
Healthy outlook for cereals sales
CEREAL is involved in 62% of British breakfasts according to Kellogg’s and, it says, c-stores have played an influential part in putting porridge and...
Putting a price on c-stores
THE importance of local convenience stores to their communities is the subject of research being carried out at Stirling University.
Professor Leigh Sparks, of the...
Brands battle a cereal slowdown
Cereal is the UK’s most popular breakfast food, but after a slump in sales, the fight is on to build a healthy image for the...
Hot to pot
WITH cold winters and healthy-eating trends driving people to seek out hot, nutritious foods that keep them fuller for longer, perhaps it shouldn’t be...
Breakfast pots target ‘nomad’ shoppers
THE last few years have seen the rise of on-the-go breakfast products as time-pressed consumers appear to have been seeking early-morning foods to eat ...
Pets win more pouch choice
MARS Petcare has launched new products in its Sheba cat food and Cesar dog food ranges.
Sheba Delicious Duos have two meats in each pouch.
The...
Gala days for Spar in the Borders
ADAM Purves is a well-known name in the Borders. Established in 1879 as a blacksmith, the company moved into fuel and car sales, establishing...
Sweet but simple
WITH buying something for ‘tonight’s tea’ becoming an increasingly frequent reason for shoppers to visit c-stores it’s essential that retailers provide quick and easy...
Cream of the crop
SWEDISH Glace, the ‘free-from’ ice cream brand from Unilever UK, is moving under the Wall’s brand.
Zhelin Chen, assistant brand manager for Swedish Glace at...
Dreamy new designs
PREMIER Foods has introduced new packaging for its custard and rice pudding brand, Ambrosia.
The new design across the entire portfolio of custard, rice and...
Let’s talk turkey, the battle is on to win festive customers
Offers, recipes, planners, countdowns and celebrity chefs... Christmas is well underway at the multiples. Could you learn from the giants?
IT is the time of...
