Rebuilding Our Tobacco Range
We lost almost our entire tobacco and cigarette stock during our recent burglary and needed to restock. To begin with we only ordered in our
Collected blog posts about Products
The health revolution
I’m currently rounding up information for an article I’m writing on ‘healthy’ food. Health is and has been, we’re constantly told, one of the key
Counter culture
This week I’ve been inundated with information about next year’s spring and Easter and products that will be on shelves once the Christmas rush has
More winners and losers
The Financial Times published a quick guide to US grocery sales last week, pinpointing the products that are in and those that are out. The
Hey big spenders
In the past week I’ve spoken to a number of companies who have all announced they are spending staggering amounts of money on advertising campaigns
The real meal deal
Sales of sandwiches and coffee continue to rise, and news this week that Greggs, the bakery chain, plans to open 600 new stores at the
Easter around the corner? It’s never too early to start getting prepared!
Last week I went to the launch of a leading confectionery brand’s 2010 Spring confectionery offering. At a time when Halloween hasn’t yet hit us,
Act now to protect yourself from the tobacco display ban
So, we’re one giant step closer to the introduction of a tobacco display ban following a government vote in its favour yesterday and the publication
How we manage dud stock: the identity parade
It doesn’t matter what you call them – it could be shelf warmers, dogs, slow sellers or dust gatherers, even a “buying mistake” – they
The American toy story
Reports last week say that Walmart has cut the prices on 100 popular toys to below $10 as they expect US shoppers to put a
