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5 NEWS
Leader: Lighting up the darkness
Business rate in England to ‘quadruple’
Retail union questions recent changes to
sentencing policy
Guest column: Consumer Behaviour
The Met trials facial recognition to tackle
shoplifting
SGF report underlines essential role of c-stores
Nestlé to close Ireland facilities – 542 job losses
Amazon expands drone delivery to UK
Aldi to open 12 new stores before Christmas
17 FEATURE: DIWALI
A little thought, some creativity and a
wholesome festive range can boost sales
this Diwali, as the festival of lights continues to
increase in popularity
26 NEWS FEATURE:
DELIVERY OPPORTUNITY
The collapse of online delivery apps can be a
boon for local store ops
30 WORLD OF WHOLESALE
A regular round-up of news and views in the
wholesale sector
33 BIG INTERVIEW:
PARFETTS
Joint MD Guy Swindell says that the nuts and
bolts of wholesale are always interesting, and
never more so than now, against the backdrop
of economic crisis and international conflict
41 ASIAN TRADER
AWARDS 2023
The Asian Trader Awards approach – we look at
what is on the menu of events for the big night
and hear from our sponsors
48 ME AND MY BRAND:
COBRA BEER
Lord Bilimoria, founder of Cobra Beer, talks
about the brew – now also in a zero alcohol
version – that goes perfectly with Indian cuisine
50 “NOT” TWITTER
The best observations and comments from
retailers (and friends) on the ground
51 VAPE BUSINESS SECTION
59 MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Keeping up with the latest industry moves and
promotions
61 BIG INTERVIEW:
PHILIP MORRIS LTD
A Diwali get-together with MD Christian
Woolfenden and External Affairs Director
Duncan Cunningham, to talk about heated
tobacco and their latest IQOS device, ILUMA
67 PROFILE: JASON WOUHRA
Ready to roar: armed with brand new vision and
renewed energy, Lioncroft Wholesale’s Jason
Wouhra is going strong
68 SPECIAL REPORT:
PROJECT PEGASUS
Government and police have (potentially)
answered retailers’ pleas with the new Retail
Crime Action Plan, Project Pegasus, published
last week
71 BIG INTERVIEW:
TOM FENDER
Both grocery wholesale and convenience retail
are on the right track and tech can give them a
further leap, says TWC’s data wizard, Tom Fender
77 FEATURE: PASTA, RICE
AND NOODLES
These delicious staples can save money on
cooking and energise your body, so make the
most of it as they enjoy a surge in popularity as
consumers watch their budgets
87 MUST STOCK
The latest product news
93 FEATURE: WHOLESALE
With similar concerns and solutions, and an
unbreakable bond, wholesale and retail are
two sides of the same coin
105 GUJARATI
Free From & Healthy Alternatives and Artisan,
Craft and Local
3rd November to 16th November 2023
THE VOICE OF INDEPENDENT RETAILERS
VOLUME 35 NUMBER 933