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Treasury pledges permanently
lower taxes for retail
Chocolate and Confectionery
BBQ and Summer Products
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4 NEWS
Leader: Keep it wholesome
Treasury pledges permanently lower taxes
for retail
‘Sweet treat economy’ booms
Family jailed for staging armed robbery at
own post office
Retail loses ‘350,000 jobs since 2015’
Mults selling super-strength cider at ‘pocket-
money prices’
Guest column: The bottle you’re missing from
your in-store booze shelf
Guest column: Rights, risks, and the reality
check independent retailers need
10 NEWS FEATURE: Going
viral, cashing In
Viral products are opening a powerful new
revenue stream for convenience retailers:
Pooja Shrivastava investigates...
12 WORLD OF WHOLESALE
A regular round-up of news and views in the
wholesale sector
13 MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Keeping up with the latest industry moves
and promotions
14 RETAIL CORNER: More
Than a Makeover
Once forgotten but now ready for the
future, this convenience store in Scotland is
rewriting the rules of local retail, discovers
Pooja Shrivastava
15 DATA CART
Your at-a-glance guide to the big issues in the sector
16 BIG INTERVIEW
Imperial Brands’ new UK MD, Patrick
Ganguly, is steering the ship through stormy
legislative waters by holding fast to tradition
and setting a steady course for the future
20 AWARD-WINNER INTERVIEW:
Nothing can stop her
Determination, resilience, talent and huge
social conscience propelled Nathalie Kaur
in her career and won here the 2024 Asian
Trader Local Hero Award
23 FEATURE: CHOCOLATE
AND CONFECTIONERY
A convenience stalwart, chocs and
confectionery stand up to the harshest
economic conditions because everybody –
adults and children alike – likes a sweet treat
35 FEATURE: BBQ AND
SUMMER PRODUCTS
The sun has come out, and so has the nation
– at least into their gardens, where a million
grills are sizzling – so make the most of these
summer sales
44 “NOT” TWITTER
The best observations and comments from
retailers (and friends) on the ground
45 MUST STOCK
The latest product news
51 FEATURE: CARNIVALS
AND FESTIVALS
From chilled cans to glitter fans, here’s how
convenience stores can turn festival footfall
into serious sales
57 FEATURE: FOOD
CUPBOARD
Ambient grocery items are the foundations
of any kitchen, providing the essential
adaptability and flavours that make impulse-
bought ingredients come alive
61 CLASSIFIED
64 GUJARATI
27th June to 24th July 2025
THE VOICE OF INDEPENDENT RETAILERS
VOLUME 37 NUMBER 966