All analysis & features articles – Page 203
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Analysis & FeaturesTop 50 independent retailers - Forecourts remain key drivers
Combined sales for the 10 forecourt operators to make the list were up 19.3%
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Analysis & FeaturesChicken Ramen Soup: acid test
Iceland now offers a range of 10 flavours, ranging from classic variants to more unusual ones
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Analysis & FeaturesFairtrade promotional activity further reined in by big four
Fairtrade Fortnight is currently encouraging shoppers to fork out a little extra for Fairtrade products
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Morrisons boxing clever or is Amazon deal suicide?
In signing a supply deal with online giant Amazon has Morrisons just admitted a Trojan horse inside its walls?
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Analysis & FeaturesCan craft brewing survive the influx of big brewers?
At last week’s Craft Beer Rising festival, one didn’t have to look hard to find gutsy independents willing to let rip at the ‘big guys’
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Analysis & FeaturesCadbury Amaze Bites - Brownie Cake: acid test
After years of decline, cakes are in growth. They added £30.4m last year for total sales of £1.09bn
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Analysis & Features1 - TJ Morris
First, second and third place in the Top 50 go to discounters as the value sector enjoys another year of bumper growth
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Analysis & Features33 - North East Convenience Stores
This award-winning operation added two stores and 24 employees to help boost sales by 6%
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Analysis & Features23 - G101 Off Sales
The Glaswegian indie is continuing its evolution from corner shop and off-licence to full convenience offer
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Analysis & Features2 - Wilko
Investing in new stores and refreshing the strategy plan has cut a significant chunk out of Wilko’s profits
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Analysis & Features39 - Filco Supermarkets
After closing its loss-making off-licence, the slight dip in sales is a small price to pay versus the fat rise in profits
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Analysis & Features50 - Proudfoot Group
Brothers Mark and Ian Proudfoot still run the Scarborough independent grocery stores group established by their father
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Analysis & Features12 - Park Garage Group
Having offloaded multiple sites in 2014, forecourt operator Park Garage Group added three in 2015
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Analysis & Features20 - MPK Garages
The Leicestershire-based forecourt operator capitalised on fluctuating oil prices to increase profits £100k
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Analysis & Features31 - Spring Petroleum
This Yorkshire-forecourt chain pledged to spend around £50m on 80 to 100 forecourts. It has snapped up six so far
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Analysis & Features32 - Wineflair
In October 2015 (ie after posting its most recent accounts) Belfast-based Wineflair acquired Curley’s 11 off-licences
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Analysis & Features5 - Poundstretcher
Poundstretcher managed to double pre-tax profits last year by slashing distribution costs
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Analysis & Features18 - Gilletts Callington
Gilletts operates 63 stores under the Spar banner and store numbers are back up to where they were a couple of years ago
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Analysis & Features24 - Riverford Organic Farms
Riverford Organic Farms delivers 47,000 recipe boxes a week across the UK
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Analysis & Features37 - M&O Trading
The Sussex-based c-store and off-licence chain trades under three fascias