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Bottled water, Soft drinks
and Juices
Food and Beverages to Go
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4 NEWS
Leader: Unintended consequences
Imperial condemns tobacco excise levels
Supermarkets under fire over ‘inappropriate’
order substitution
Employment Rights Bill ‘risks punishing
responsible businesses’
Consumers shift to simpler eating habits, less
snacking: Kantar
Retailers body criticises PayPoint for raising
fee
Usdaw reveals shocking details of abuse
against retail staff
Post Office and DPD expand international
delivery services
Retailers body raises alarm over rising food
prices
Guest column: Are you ready to rum-ble?
Curating your rum range
Guest column: AI and retail, two years on –
what have we learned
9 COMMENTARY
After No Smoking Day, Angelo Yang,
ELFBAR Associate General Manager,
explains why vaping is the real way forward
10 NEWS FEATURE:
Winds of Change
In-store activations are not only becoming
grander, says Pooja Shrivastava, but brands
are also increasingly choosing convenience
stores for creating buzz
12 RETAIL CORNER:
Evolving to thrive
An always-adapting convenience store is a
masterclass in how evolution is the key to
survival and success, says Pooja Shrivastava
13 WORLD OF WHOLESALE
A regular round-up of news and views in the
wholesale sector
14 AWARD-WINNER
INTERVIEW
With a great story, North London’s
destination food-to-go c-store, full of home-
cooking, spoons out lashings of humility
alongside its success
17 FEATURE: EID
It’s time for Muslims to celebrate and to enjoy
all the family and social opportunities of Eid –
and your store can cater to the occasion
22 MUST STOCK
The latest product news
26 “NOT” TWITTER
The best observations and comments from
retailers (and friends) on the ground
27 FEATURE: BOTTLED
WATER, SOFT DRINKS &
JUICES
There is great choice and great opportunity
in the thirst-quenching sections of the store,
as ever more consumers forsake the faucet for
bottle, can and carton
35 FEATURE: FOOD &
BEVERAGES TO GO
With consumer expectations increasing, now
is the time to refine your range, perfect your
merchandising, and ensure your food-to-go
offer is fresh, visible, and irresistible
41 CLASSIFIED
21st March to 3rd April 2025
THE VOICE OF INDEPENDENT RETAILERS
VOLUME 37 NUMBER 960