Investment in seasonal promotions drives strong Christmas trading for Nisa Retail
Nisa Retail, the delivered wholesaler and convenience retail specialist, is pleased to announce a positive Christmas trading period for the 10 weeks to 1 January 2017.
Articles in category: Convenience and independent retailers
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Blakemore Retail Spar stores support the Worcestershire Homeless Appeal
Colleagues from Blakemore Retail made it their mission to help the disadvantaged this Christmas by collecting £1,500 worth of stock in store for the homeless. Seven Blakemore Retail Spar stores signed up to the Worcestershire Homeless Appeal’s goods collection following Area
One Stop’s Christmas gift ranges drive sales for franchisees
Following the success of last year, One Stop has refreshed and further extended their Christmas gifting range. A stronger pricing structure sees many of last year’s best-selling gift sets drop from £5 to £4, which are driving incremental purchases. The ‘fill
One Stop re-engineers successful store colleague training programme
In a continuing commitment to work closely with franchisees to help grow their business, and provide them with the support and tools to further develop their teams, One Stop has re-engineered its successful store colleague training programme and made it
New Spar snacking range taps trend for healthy treats
Spar brand is launching an on-trend fruit, nuts and seeds snacking range, tapping into consumer demand for healthier snacks. The range brings shoppers a choice of dried fruit, unsalted nut and mixes containing seeds, nuts and chocolate. There are eight ‘eat now’
Spar’s seasonal alcohol range brings extra fizz this Christmas
Spar brand is bringing extra fizz to its Christmas offering in 2016, with the launch of new Spar Prosecco Speciale, alongside its fantastic seasonal alcohol range including award-winning wines and spirits. With an RRP of £9, the new premium sparkling wine
Sewell on the go looks to Polymer Logistics and the Marketplace Crate
Polymer Logistics has announced the implementation of a range of its retail-ready packaging (RRP) solutions by award winning “Sewell on the go”. Sewell, recent national winner of the prestigious Forecourt Trader of the Year Award, will initially deploy Polymer Logistics
Spar’s Christmas confectionery line-up taps impulse trend
Spar brand’s Christmas confectionery line-up is bringing retailers and shoppers alike the perfect last-minute festive gifts, the retailer claims. The Christmas confectionery market has changed in convenience in recent years, with the emphasis more on impulse seasonal lines rather than selection
Blakemore Wholesale opens third, premium Bmorelocal… store
Blakemore Wholesale has opened its third premium format store under the fascia Bmorelocal… The 1,000sq ft store located in Cleethorpes, Grimsby officially opened its doors in August following a £65,000 investment to the Bmorelocal… standard. Bmorelocal… is Blakemore Wholesale’s premium store format,
Spar’s 12 Deals of Christmas promotion returns for 2016
Spar UK is supporting the return of its 12 Deals of Christmas campaign this year, kicking off on the 6th October for 12 weeks, with a raft of marketing activities. The campaign, which ran for the first time in 2015 and
Co-op launches new “Food The Co-op Way” campaign
Co-op has launched a new campaign celebrating food and highlighting the fact that ingredients in Co-op products are carefully and ethically sourced.
Spar UK appoints Yvonne Fennell as retail development manager and revamps evening meals range
Spar UK is delighted to announce the appointment of Yvonne Fennell to the role of retail development manager. The convenience retailer is also expanding and revamping its evening meals range this October, while inspiring shoppers with the launch of an evening
Spar content gets shoppers ready for haunting Halloween
Spar is bringing shoppers everything they need to create a haunting Halloween this October, with a range of super-spooky digital marketing content. In the run up to Halloween, Spar will be launching digital content including Tricks and Treats to make with
One Stop rolls out experiential marketing campaign with customised ice cream van
One Stop claims it is pulling out all the stops with its new marketing campaign. The ‘Great Big Little Shop’ is an extension of the already successful ‘Pop to One Stop’ campaign, that launched earlier in the year - focusing
One Stop franchisee takes over former Sainsbury’s Local site in Rawmarsh, Rotherham
A new member of the One Stop Franchise family, Roger Lambert, has taken over the former Sainsbury’s Local site in Rawmarsh that ceased trading on 4 June 2016. Lambert is a local businessman who previously owned a bakery for eight
FreshStop launches new in-house fast food lines: Hooked On Fish, Mr Brown’s and Grill to Go
FreshStop, the fastest growing convenience retail brand in South Africa with 227 stores in its national network, has introduced three new lines to its in-house fast food brands and uptake has been extremely positive. The new concepts, Hooked On Fish,
FreshStop’s 230th store opens in Mthatha as the flagship Eastern Cape location
FreshStop, the fastest growing 24-hour convenience store retail brand in South Africa, is shaking things up for Eastern Cape community residents with the opening of its 230th national store on Thursday, 18 August 2016 at Durban Road, Northcrest in Mthatha.
One Stop Franchise travels length of the country to support franchisees
Working to help and support Franchisee’s doesn’t start at 9am Monday and end at 5pm on a Friday for One Stop. Not only are Business Development Managers (BDM’s) available whenever is required and support services open seven days a week,
Blakemore Retail opens flagship Spar forecourt store
Blakemore Retail has opened a brand new flagship petrol forecourt store in Laceby, North East Lincolnshire. The 5,000sq ft store, which occupies the site of a former Little Chef combines a Spar convenience offer with Greggs, Subway and Insomnia coffee franchises,
Spar launches weekly deals to boost sales ahead of holidays
Spar UK is running a series of weekly promotional deals for shoppers, to help retailers drive sales during key events this year, all supported by a national media programme. Coming up in August is a burst of weekly deals running around
One Stop launches Social Media guide for Franchisees
With social media at the forefront of community engagement it is becoming an ever more important communication tool for local retailers to get specific, targeted messages to their customers.
Co-op gets connected at Belladrum Festival in Inverness-shire
The Co-op is connecting festival goers at this year’s Belladrum festival in Inverness-shire. For the first time in the festival’s history revellers at the Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, which takes place in the Highlands between 4-6 August, will be able to
Co-op sees 70% sales increase on British flowers with Peonies outselling Carnations
Sales at the Co-op this week have shown that the ever-popular Carnation has been outsold by the bloom-of-the-moment, the Peony. The Carnation, a quintessential British flower, has been a staple in bouquets for generations but has been overtaken in popularity by
News UK teams up with bigDL to help independent retailers drive sales
Newspaper publisher News UK has joined forces with bigDL, the consumer money-saving app and retail marketing tool, to help drive sales in independent convenience stores. The partnership, which will enable News UK to further strengthen its relationship with retailers, will
Independent Co-op leaders appointed Responsible Business Ambassadors for HRH The Prince of Wales
Regional Co-operative chief executives, Mark Smith from The Southern Co-operative and Minnie Moll, joint chief executive for the East of England Co-op, have been appointed by HRH The Prince of Wales to be Business in the Community’s (BITC) Responsible Business
