All Seasonal articles
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON: Five things to know about Christmas alcohol
Baileys Terry’s Chocolate Orange, Jack Daniel’s Blackberry and Jim Beam Pineapple are among the Christmas crackers for this year’s alcohol aisles.
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Product NewsHalloween treats: what are the new confectionery prospects for this year?
The traditional autumn festival of spookiness offers forecourt operators a prime selling opportunity when it comes to sweets and chocolate. This year, October 31 falls on a Friday, prolonging the celebration and offering retailers the chance to boost their sales over the entire weekend.
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NewsJet forecourt expects flower sales to top £85k over just three days
With Valentine’s Day only recently gone and Mothering Sunday around the corner, one East London forecourt operator says flowers have become such big business that sales can top £60,000 on those two days alone.
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Product NewsLamb leads the way at Easter
Meat, fish and poultry (MFP) sales were up 1.3% last Easter but it was lamb that saw the biggest gain with sales up 13.7% (Kantar data).
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Product NewsSweet treats for Mother’s Day
Confectionery wholesaler Hancocks has a great range of sweet treats for Mother’s Day on Sunday March 30.
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Product NewsMars’ medley of new eggs
The small sharing segment is the fastest growing part of the Easter category with sales up 28% last year (Nielsen) meaning it now accounts for 24% of the Easter market.
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AnalysisSHOP TALK: Springing into action
Christmas is barely over and in the world of retail we’re on to the spring occasions namely Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day and Easter.
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Product NewsSHOP TALK: here’s ho-ho-hoping for a merry Christmas
I think we’re all ho-ho-hoping for a good Christmas given the past few we’ve experienced, however things aren’t exactly fine and dandy out there. With this in mind I was thinking about what would entice me to spend more money in a forecourt shop. My answer is ...
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Product NewsFatherson’s festive fancies
Award-winning bakery Fatherson has launched its Christmas range which comprises:
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Product NewsSHOP TALK: Planning for Christmas
I thought I saw Christmas lights up outside someone’s house the other night but as I got closer I realised they were Halloween lights. Phew - but I thought it won’t be long before someone takes the honour of being the first in the area to have their festive lights up.
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Product NewsTyrrells in Christmas packs
The top five flavours of premium snack brand Tyrrells are available in fun and festive packaging for Christmas.
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Product NewsHancocks' Halloween line up
Confectionery wholesaler Hancocks Halloween range includes new launches from brands including Kingsway, Bubs, Bonds, Crazy Candy Factory and PEZ.
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Product NewsSwizzels’ Scrumptious Sweets
According to confectionery company Swizzels, Halloween is the one specific time of year when sugar confectionery plays a bigger role than chocolate with consumers.
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AnalysisSHOP TALK: Cashing in on Easter
I always thought us Brits were world leaders in queuing and if there was ever an Olympic queuing event, we would easily take Gold. However, now I am wondering if we are becoming world leaders in scaremongering and panic buying.
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NewsPRODUCT NEWS: Nutella launches TV ad for Pancake day
Ferrero is set to inspire shoppers this pancake day with a new Nutella TV campaign, ‘spread a Nutella smile’.
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Product NewsPRODUCT NEWS: Nestlé springs into action
Nestlé has a raft of new products available this spring. Its new KitKat Bites are described as ‘a more indulgent way’ to enjoy the popular snack.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON SEASONAL CONFECTIONERY: Scramble for eggs
While Easter 2020 was a washout thanks to the first round of Covid restrictions, according to Kantar data, Easter 2021 was a boomtime for sales. Total Easter confectionery sales topped £373m, which was up nearly 26% on 2020 figures, and was even more than the £340m spent on chocolate in pre-Covid 2019.