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Government proposes major
expansion of sugar tax
Food and
Beverages to Go
Dietary and
Lifestle products
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4 NEWS
Leader: Absolutely Tariffied
Government proposes major expansion of
sugar tax
Co-op to house UK’s first supermarket
banking hub
Government urged to reconsider zero hours
reform
Baby food brands accused of misleading
parents
Neil Brocklehurst appointed Post Office CEO
Asda fined heavily for selling out-of-date food
Indies call for action as theft reaches record
high
Retailers welcome plans to tackle ‘dumping’ of
cheap goods
Guest column: RTDs: not just a summer fling
Guest column: The Trump tariff effect –
Chinese goods and the future of Britain’s high
streets
10 NEWS FEATURE: Vape
ban: policy without
policing?
With the ban on disposable vapes only weeks
away, the government is banning the product,
not the problem, says Pooja Shrivastava
14 WORLD OF WHOLESALE
A regular round-up of news and views in the
wholesale sector
15 RETAIL CORNER: Four
Cornerstones, One Vision
Who knew that local Budgens could smell like
Paris and sell sausage rolls, too? Well, Avtar
Sid did and it’s working out brilliantly
16 AWARD-WINNER
INTERVIEW: A vintage
success
Pradeep Thangaraj’s journey from Indian
agriculture student to Off Licence of the
Year winner reveals how passion, patience
and precise execution can transform retail
fortunes
18 MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Keeping up with the latest industry moves
and promotions
19 DATA CART
Your at-a-glance guide to the big issues in the
sector
20 FEATURE: FOOD AND
BEVERAGES TO GO
Food and drink-to-go is no longer optional but
rather is an essential margin – and footfall –
magnet every store needs
30 “NOT” TWITTER
The best observations and comments from
retailers (and friends) on the ground
32 MUST STOCK
The latest product news
37 FEATURE: PMPs
With the vast majority of c-store customers
on the lookout for them, PMPs have never
been more important to footfall, revenue and
basket-size
47 FEATURE: DIETARY AND
LIFESTYLE
The wide and loosely-defined category of
Dietary and Lifestyle products presents the
retailer with many interesting and potentially
lucrative merchandising options
52 CLASSIFIED
54 GUJARATI
Adult Soft Drinks
16th May to 29th May 2025
THE VOICE OF INDEPENDENT RETAILERS
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