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French Shoppers Embracing Convenience, E-Commerce, Kantar Says

French shoppers are embracing convenience shopping as well as e-commerce during the coronavirus crisis, new data from Kantar has showed. According to da...

McColl's Has Been Slow To Adapt To Changing Retail Trends, Says Analyst

A leading retail analyst has said that convenience store chain McColl's Retail Group has been "slow to adapt" to a retail industry that is increa...

Convenience Retail Needs To Be More Aware Of Food-To-Go Rivals, Report Suggests

While the convenience retail market is likely to continue to grow over the coming years, retailers operating in this space should keep a close eye on compe...

Aldi 'Playing It Safe' With UK Convenience Offering, Says Analyst

Discounter Aldi's plans to expand more into the convenience market in the UK makes sense, but the retailer is still 'playing it safe' when it comes to choo...

Younger Consumers 'Under Index' In UK Convenience Channel, Study Finds

While Generation Z and Millennials are being touted as the next big consumer wave, the average age of the typical convenience store shopper is on the rise...

With Lekkerland Purchase, Rewe Can Become A Master Of Convenience Retailing: Analysis

With c-store sales booming across Europe, Rewe Group's purchase of convenience wholesaler Lekkerland is a masterstroke that puts the Cologne-based retailer...

Lekkerland Looks To Digital Services To Gain Edge In Convenience

Convenience wholesaler Lekkerland is pledging to offer its customers 'tailor-made logistics solutions and diverse services' as it seeks to gain a competiti...

McColl's Full-Year Results – What The Analysts Said

Convenience retail chain McColl's posted an 8.1% increase in revenue last year, however if acquisitions are excluded, like-for-like revenue was down 1.4%....