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<br /> FREE digital magazine for independent convenience retailers ISSUE 19 OCTOBER 2015<br /> DESTINATION STORE TODAY'S OWN BRANDS DROP SHIPMENT SWEET SUCCESS<br /> ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR WHOLESALE Q AWARD YOUR ONE-STOP LATEST CONFECTIONARY<br /> YOUR STORE WINNER 2015 STORE SOLUTION LAUNCHES<br /> <br /> 03<br /> Welcome!<br /> The countdown<br /> to Christmas has<br /> begun! Don’t<br /> underestimate<br /> this seasonal<br /> event, it’s the<br /> most important<br /> date in the retail<br /> calendar and one which could<br /> push your profits sky high for 2016.<br /> We give you our key advice for this<br /> season, helping you shout about<br /> your products, from Halloween<br /> impulse self-eats to top Christmas<br /> confectionary. We speak to<br /> Bev Loughran, our confectionary<br /> expert, on<a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=1"> FREE digital magazine for independent convenience</a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=2"> </a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=3"> 03 Welcome! The countdown to Christmas has beg</a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=4"> Wholesaler Spotlight Our Wholesaler: </a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=5"> 05 SK's Head of Finance: Tobie de</a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=6"> 06 </a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=7"> 07 THE POWER OF OWN LABEL Make sure your own l</a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=8"> 08 DRIVE YOUR PROFIT WITH PREMIUM WINES </a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=9"> ...Continued from page 7 09 Own label thoughts </a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=10"> Retailer Spotlight FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH SUCC</a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=11"> 11 Tricks of the trade Darren says: “I learnt th</a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=12"> 12 LIGHT UP YOUR SEASONAL SALES HALLOWEEN AND </a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=13"> www.todays.co.uk Source: ** Weekly Nielsen Data t</a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=14"> 14 LIGHT UP YOUR SEASONAL SALES THIS CHRISTMAS</a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=15"> Mars® h 15 as 3 e p 5 UK ola brands† </a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=16"> 16 SWEET SUCCESS AT CHRISTMAS NEW CONFECTIONER</a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=17"> www.todays.co.uk 17</a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=18"> 18 ...Continued from page 16 </a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=19"> www.todays.co.uk 19 Courvoisi</a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=20"> 20 YOUR DESTINATION STORE GUIDE The convenien</a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=21"> www.todays.co.uk 21 LASTS UP TO </a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=22"> 22 ...Continued from page 20 Cash ma</a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=23"> www.todays.co.uk 23</a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=24"> 24 IS THE TOBACCO DISPLAY BAN IMPACTING ON YOU</a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=25"> 25 Let’s have a proper brew </a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=26"> 26 ChapStick* is the No.1 in Impuls</a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=27"> www.todays.co.uk 27</a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=28"> 28 DROP SHIPMENT - A ONE-STOP STORE SOLUTION </a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=29"> STOCK UP NOW - OR MISS OUT! betterbiscuits@uni</a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=30"> 30 ...Continued from page 28 Nathan Niroshan, </a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=31"> www.todays.co.uk 31</a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=32"> 32 FORGING ‘PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUCCESS’ A look</a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=33"> ®R www.todays.co.uk A GREAT LINE UP FOR 33 </a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=34"> 34 ...Continued from page 32 ANNUAL SUPPLIER AW</a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=35"> Source: IRI Values 52w/e 23 May 2015 </a> <a title="Today's Retailer 19 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ecb8b2fc?page=36"> 36 </a>