Christmas – Ho! Ho! Ho!

Christmas is when shoppers tend to spend that little bit more – many will plan their Christmas food shopping expedition down to the last nibble and although stores generally close for only one day, you would think they were closing for a month or more if you stood and...

Black Friday to Black Fridays.

Everyone’s shouting about Black Friday, but really, when is it? Not long ago, shoppers could simply pencil in one Friday a year and get all their Christmas shopping done online in one swoop, but those ever-creative retailers with their Bricks, Clicks and...

ACS report: Convenience Sector Jobs Decline 5%

According to an industry report by the Association of Convenience Stores, the number of C-Sector jobs has declined 5% over the past year because of an increase in the national living wage and national minimum wages. There are currently 370,000 people working in the...