The Convenience Mix is the brand-new four-weekly podcast dedicated to the UK convenience retail market. Brought to you by the market leaders in data, coverage and insight, Conveniencestore.co.uk, Lumina Intelligence and The Grocer – the podcast hones in on specific trends impacting the sector, sharing the latest data, news and insight to give retailers, suppliers and wholesalers the information needed to support business critical decisions.
Episode seven – Reviving Food To Go – sees our experts turn their attention on food to go within UK convenience retail. They analyse the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the UK food to go market, the potential impact that new HFSS legislation could have, the differences in shopper behaviour between city centre and suburban locations and best-in-class examples from across the sector. We also discuss the surprise announcement that Sainsbury’s has decided to close down its wholesale business…
In this episode our experts explore:
Sainsbury’s closing its wholesale business
Did they see the announcement coming? What impact could this have on the convenience retail landscape? Why might Sainsbury’s have made this decision? What is the knock-on effect to Simply Fresh and its retailers? Will Sainsbury’s get the opportunity to work with a symbol group again, or has the trust been impacted?
The impact of the pandemic on FTG
The impact of home working? What innovation have we seen from retailers and brands to mitigate the challenges the pandemic has posed? How have retailers worked with foodservice operators to open up more opportunities? Are retailers investing in their FTG offering?
The opportunities and challenges posed by HFSS
The convenience sector over-indexes hugely in impulse purchasing, with over half of convenience store shoppers buying products on impulse. With restrictions to be placed on promotions and product placement, what are the challenges and opportunities to retailers around food to go? Will the legislation have any impact on demand? How can impacted categories capitalise on meal deals?
Shopper behaviour by store location
How does shopper behaviour differ between city centres and suburban stores? Has flexible working levelled the playing field? Can suburban stores use FTG to drive footfall amongst home workers? What do retailers need to do to get their marketing right?
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