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Global Convenience Store Focus > April 2010 issue

Fiona Briggs, Editor Dear Reader,

Spring is in the air in the northern hemisphere, at least, and the April issue of Global Convenience Store Focus continues last month’s green theme.

A new survey of global business leaders reveals that while the economic environment and consumer spending patterns remain the top focus, social and environmental issues are ranked more highly than a year ago.

James Graven is a leading UK convenience and forecourt retailer taking green issues to heart across its Budgens and Spar stores, installing and implementing energy-saving initiatives.

Elsewhere, a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and Retail Forward suggests shoppers will be more selective in the post-recession recovery and will retain behaviours such as using coupons, price comparison web sites and loyalty programmes. Tesco appears to be holding a trump [Club] card in this respect and is reaping the rewards of its latest double points promotion, according to the latest market share data.

As a consequence, Asda is under pressure and turning to smaller store formats and online business to grow share.

Waitrose, meanwhile, has dialed up a record market share in the UK and is further extending its brand in a raft of convenience-oriented outlets including Boots, the chemist.

Several of these trend-setting outlets, and others, will feature in the Insight NACS Future of International Convenience Retailing event in London, 20-23 September 2010, and are likely contenders for the International Convenience Retailer of the Year Award, which will be presented on 21 September. To enter please visit Call for entries in the International Convenience Retailer of the Year Award 2010.

Good luck.

Fiona Briggs, Editor, Global Convenience Store Focus

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