Talking Retail: Grocery & product news for independent retailers
Talking Retail | Prodcast - Halloween edition. Established in 2007, TalkingRetail.com brings you the latest news, analysis and information across the UK convenience and independent grocery retail sectors. Established in 1995, sister publication Independent Retail News is a monthly magazine for owners of independent convenience stores.
Latest News - Talking Retail
29th October 2024 Featured, Industry News. Annual food price inflation slowed again in October, falling to 1.9% from 2.3% in September, according to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and NIQ (formerly NielsenIQ). Fresh food inflation was even lower, at 1% for October, against 3.1% for ambient food, although all food ...
Opinion - Talking Retail
15th October 2024 Talking Points. Retail crime, violence, rising costs, red tape. Just like when watching the national and international news these days, it can be easy to despair at the state of this industry. Of course, retailers face some huge challenges, but every now and then it’s important to step back and appreciate just….
Advice - Talking Retail
5 days ago · 1st November 2024 Category Management. The past couple of years have proved a boom time for the frozen category, with sales across the total grocery sector up by 7.7%, according to market analyst Kantar. Although sales in convenience stores have fallen back from their peak, pizza (up 7.9%) and ice-cream (up 7.6%) are both per….
Featured - Talking Retail
5 days ago · 31st October 2024 Featured, Industry News. Chancellor Rachel Reeves outlined several measures that will impact convenience retailers in yesterday’s (30 October) Budget. The current 75% discount to business rates - due to expire in April 2025 - will be replaced by a discount of 40% - up to a maximum discount of £110,000. There will be….
Independent Retail News Magazine ::Talking Retail
Independent Retail News, sister magazine to TalkingRetail, is a monthly magazine written exclusively for owners and proprietors of independent grocery outlets in the UK who have fewer than ten stores. Originally launched as Independent Grocer in 1981, the magazine changed its name to Independent Retail News in 1995.
Podcasts - Talking Retail
Oct 22, 2024 · The second Talking Retail 'Prodcast' features content & community editor Johanna Thomson, with a little assistance from digital editor Tony Corbin, commenting on some of the products landing in stores, including Heinz teaming up with Walkers crisps and the new sour trends in sugar confectionery.
Special Reports - Talking Retail
Sep 6, 2024 · 5th April 2024 Featured, Special Reports. Soaring levels of retail crime are having a huge impact on the mental health of independent store owners, according to an exclusive poll carried out by Independent Retail News. Our survey of 100 retailers found many suffering from stress, anxiety, depression and even post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD ...
Product News - Talking Retail
5 days ago · 1st November 2024 Chilled. Cathedral City has announced relaunching 200g price-marked packs (PMPs) in its Mature and Extra Mature varieties. The brand says that recent consumer insights revealed the significant trend that 78% of consumers are now “very value-led” and 66% of consumers are actively seeking ways to extract more value from or ...
Features - Talking Retail
Oct 27, 2022 · 13th March 2020 Features. With five regional wholesalers serving 1,459 independents, 691 company-owned and 450 national account stores, Spar UK is a complex business. But it’s one that newly installed managing director Louise Hoste appears uniquely qualified to head up. Hoste took over the role from Debbie …