ANALYSIS: Keeping fuel flowing
Government proposals to ensure resilience in the supply of oil based fuels have come under scrutiny.
EDITOR’S COMMENT: Fuel shortages - a painful but ‘useful’ test of the resilience Bill
Isn’t it rather ironic – and also rather helpful - that the industry got to ‘test’ out certain elements of the draft Downstream Oil Resilience Bill before anything is set in stone.
Lumina Intelligence highlights share of food to go in foodservice sales
Food to go is still a substantial part of the out-o- home market, despite a decline as more consumers have moved to on premise drinking and dining, according to the latest quarterly update to the Lumina Intelligence UK Food To Go Market Report 2021.
New analysis reinforces CMA warning over postcode lottery for EV charging
Analysis from Cornwall Insight has backed up concerns raised last month by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) that electric vehicle (EV) charging can be a “postcode lottery” and that some areas are at risk of being left behind.
Top of Mind Business Leaders Survey finds impact of Brexit a major concern
Staff shortages and challenges around importing/exporting have been the biggest impacts of Brexit to businesses within the grocery retail and hospitality sectors, according to the Lumina Intelligence Top of Mind Business Leaders Survey.
Convenience shoppers that use delivery spend far more reports Lumina
Convenience shoppers who use delivery buy and spend far more than shoppers in store, according to the Lumina Intelligence UK Convenience Market Report 2021.
Decarbonising road transport by 2050 is possible, say experts, but policy revamp needed
Experts believe decarbonising road transport by 2050 is possible, but current policies do not go far enough to achieve it.
Growth in UK convenience retail market forecast to slow this year after surge during pandemic
The UK convenience retail market is forecast to grow 0.3% in 2021, to a value of £43.2bn, according to the Lumina Intelligence UK Convenience Market Report 2021.
Average weekly value of convenience store shoppers falls sharply during May
The average weekly value of convenience store shoppers decreased by 25% during the four weeks ending May 30 this year, according to the latest data from the Lumina Intelligence Convenience Tracking Programme.
Fewer than one-in-ten forecourt shoppers cite fuel as the main reason for their visit
Fewer than one-in-ten forecourt shoppers cite fuel as the main reason for their visit, as the coronavirus pandemic reinforces the importance of the convenience store offering within a forecourt, according to the new Lumina Intelligence UK Forecourt Market Report 2021.
Lumina Intelligence report predicts resurgence in food-to-go market in 2021
The food-to-go market will see a strong resurgence in 2021, but won’t fully recover to pre-Covid levels until 2024, according to a new report by Lumina Intelligence.