The power of our people
Managing staff can be a tough job, but our C-Store Champions agree that having a motivated workforce is well worth a headache or two.
View ArticleGive profits a healthy boost
Our C-Store Champions are embracing the healthy eating movement and enjoying some nourishing sales from a new category of shoppers
View ArticleRe-merchandising has an important place
It may be an aspect of work that takes up a lot of their time, but our C-Store Champions agree that remerchandising is well worth the effort.
View ArticleTop tips to take away
Our C-Store Champions say food to go can provide big margins. Here they explain how they manage the category in their stores.
View ArticleBear up to the competition
Our C-Store Champions have a number of techniques they use to differentiate themselves from their nearby competitors.
View ArticleImprove your defence
From clever merchandising to bollards outside the store, our C-Store Champions explain their strategies for dealing with retail crime.
View ArticleGetting a flavour for e-cigs
Our C-Store Champions and industry expert Jeremy Blackburn discuss the success of the e-cig category and where it’s headed next.
View ArticleA year of ups and downs
It’s definitely been an interesting year for retailers, but how have the shifts in 2017 affected business for our C-Store Champions?
View ArticleThe year of uncertainty
With Brexit, inflation, rising wages and tobacco pack changes, 2017 won’t be straightforward. Our Champions reveal how they plan to cope.
View ArticleBig nights mean big baskets
The big night in may mean different things to different shoppers, but ?it is an opportunity our C-Store Champions are each exploiting.
View ArticleA break from the ordinary
In-store theatre not only helps keep shoppers interested but, when done really well, can build loyalty, as our C-Store Champions explain.
View ArticleTargets for the year ahead
A selection of our C-Store Champions outline their expectations for the coming 12 months and reveal what will be a priority in their business.
View ArticleGo with the flow
The C-Store Champions discuss how they plan their stores’ layouts to ensure maximum basket spend and easy shopping for customers.
View ArticleBe prepared for anything
Four C-Store Champions reveal how they plan for emergencies and the contingency plans they have in place should disaster strike.
View ArticleBusiness health check
Four C-Store champions explain how they keep their operations in shape.
View ArticleCutting down crime
Four C-Store Champions discuss how they maintain security in their stores and reveal how they make their staff and customers feel safe.
View ArticleCaring for your community
Keep Britain Tidy’s Helen Bingham joins the C-Store Champions to discuss the importance of taking care of your local area.
View ArticleTaking a tough approach
JTI’s Jeremy Blackburn joins our panel of C-Store Champions to talk about the support available to prevent tobacco sales to under-18s.
View ArticleKeeping it local
Offering local products is something that the big multiples can’t do as well as independents. Here’s how four retailers make it a selling point.
View ArticleInvesting in the future
We speak to four C-Store Champions who have speculated in order to accumulate.
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