Features
Cigar market polarises under lockdown
The cigar category has performed remarkably well during the pandemic with the best performing segments at each end...
Tea up footfall
Under coronavirus, tea remains a vital footfall driver for local retailers and the category is in strong growth...
It’s medication time
Having a cough, sore throat or a bout of sneezing takes on an entirely fresh complexion this year...
The sweetest Christmas for years?
With many consumers confined to barracks over the coming months, this Christmas could turn out to be the...
Time to be part of something bigger?
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed everything and while most retailers are doing a lot better than they were...
Soft drinks giants take the lead on packaging revolution
With the ‘green recovery’ well underway, it’s the UK’s soft drinks manufacturers that are taking the lead on...
Smoke-free Scotland edges closer
As Scotland finally loses its unenviable crown as the smoking capital of the UK, is a smoke-free Scotland...
Lockdown driving breakfast boom?
New data from Lumina Intelligence suggest an increase in breakfast occasions as lockdown continues to ease, which is...
Fast forward
One of the side-effects of Covid-19 has been a massive acceleration of the uptake of technology by convenience...
The growth of the ‘nicotine portfolio’
There is increasing evidence that more and more shoppers are choosing different nicotine products to suit different situations...