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Promotional feature | Convenience, redefined: how changing customer expectations are reshaping independent retail
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (892+ words) Changing shopping habits are pushing convenience beyond products, opening up new ways for local retailers to drive footfall and stay relevant. Ten years...
Imperial adds new flavour to Blu vaping line-up
4+ week, 22+ hour ago (223+ words) By David Shrimpton in Tobacco & next gen 2nd April 2026 Imperial Brands is adding a new flavour to its Blu vape offering with the arrival of Sour Berry. Shirley Soccio, head of consumer marketing for the UK and Ireland at Imperial Brands,…...
You Gov: Adoption barriers to rapid grocery delivery in the UK "remain significant
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (393+ words) By Tony Corbin in Featured, Industry News 17th March 2026 A new'You Gov Survey'examines how familiar Britons are with rapid grocery delivery services, how often they use them, and what drives or limits adoption. Around two-thirds of British adults (67%) say they have…...
New Snappy Shopper platform connects brands with independent convenience retailers
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (437+ words) By Tony Corbin in Featured, Industry News 16th March 2026 Snappy Shopper has launched a new retail media network designed to give FMCG brands scalable access to independent convenience retailers for the first time. The new platform "Connect, from Snappy Shopper Media,…...
Snappy Shopper strengthens support for c-stores with Empros partnership
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (618+ words) By Tony Corbin in Featured, Industry News 18th February 2026 Snappy Shopper has announced a strategic partnership with'Empros Retail, formally appointing the fast growing digital marketing specialist as its preferred marketing partner for retailers across the UK. The q-commerce specialist said the…...
New report shows trends shaping the convenience channel in 2026
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (255+ words) By Tony Corbin in Featured, Industry News 12th February 2026 New IGD report reveals channel forecasts and key challenges and opportunities ahead for convenience retailers. Set against a growth forecast projecting the market to reach "56. 2bn by 2030, convenience retailers face a period marked…...
Online grocery shopping a big Christmas winner with Lidl top of store-based
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (622+ words) By Tony Corbin in Industry News 7th January 2026 Shoppers spent "19. 6bn over the 4 weeks of Christmas to the 27 December 2025. A growth of +2. 5%, according to new data released today by Nielsen IQ (NIQ). Ecommerce was the fastest-growing channel at +9. 9% with 29% of UK households…...
Bira research highlights scale of struggle for independent retailers
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (433+ words) By Tony Corbin in Featured, Industry News 12th August 2025 Britain's high street crisis has deepened dramatically with nearly half of independent retailers reporting sales have crashed compared to last year, according to new research that exposes the scale of the struggle…...
Collect+ Parcelshops and Royal Mail lockers offer collect and send options to Vinted members
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (491+ words) By Tony Corbin in Featured, Industry News 4th August 2025 Vinted members can now collect and send their orders from almost 8, 000 Collect+ Parcelshops and Royal Mail's 2, 000 lockers across the UK, in an expanded partnership between the brands. Vinted sellers were previously able…...
IGD tells retailers to digitalise physical stores or get left behind
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (514+ words) By Tony Corbin in Featured, Industry News 7th July 2025 Retailers must accelerate investment in technology to digitalise physical stores or risk becoming irrelevant, according to analysis by Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD). IGD's latest Retail Analysis report, "The hyper-connected store: the…...