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ALMOST two thirds of consumers would be comfortable with hospitality venues requiring them to show a vaccine ‘passport’, according to new research. In a poll of 1200 consumers undertaken by hospitality tech firm TWC, 65% of respondents said they felt comfortable with...

Research undertaken by data and digital experts in Hospitality and Wholesale, TWC, taken across 1,200 consumers in the last ten days within a new tracker, TWC Trends, has shown that 65% of us feel comfortable with pub / restaurant owners requiring customers to hold a...

Research undertaken by data and digital experts in Hospitality and Wholesale, TWC, taken across 1,200 consumers in the last ten days within a new tracker, TWC Trends, has shown that 65% of us feel comfortable with pub / restaurant owners requiring customers to hold a...

As the pandemic pushed UK e-commerce to new heights, it's estimated that UK consumers spent around £140bn online in 2020 - a 34.7% increase on the previous year. E-commerce now accounts for more than 30% of total retail sales in the UK for the first time, and a...

TWC's Tom Fender discuss the two new Amazon Fresh 'Just Walk Out' stores and highlights the point most people seem to forget. Those of us who have insisted either of Amazon's new Fresh stores in Ealing and near Wembley have been impressed by the technology. They have...

Those of us who have visited Amazon’s new Fresh store in Ealing (it has now also opened a second store near Wembley) have been impressed by the technology. Some have commented on the fact that the ‘just walk out’ concept reduces the number of jobs. However, I believe...

It will come as no surprise to readers that ‘shopper behaviour’ has changed!  But as we come out of lockdown – the big questions will be... what’s the ‘stickability’ of these changes, and what’s the likely impact on the wholesale, and route to market channel? A new...

Feb ’21 – KAM City – A new report by TWC looks at the habits formed by consumers in recent times and how they believe their new grocery shopping behaviours will endure after the pandemic subsides.

Further to the Prime Minister’s statement Monday 22.2.21, and commenting on how the easing of restrictions is likely to impact on convenience retailers, Dawood Pervez, Managing Director of Bestway Wholesale, says: “There are a number of key factors to take into...

CJ Lang is addressing consumers demands in the current retail environment while also driving ahead with initiatives to fulfil it's longer - term ambitions. In January, SPAR Scotland wholesale and retailer CJ Lang and Son reclaimed the No.1 spot among SPAR wholesalers...

Feb ’21 – Talking Retail – Latest TWC research shows that convenience sector’s share of grocery sales is falling.

Feb ’21 – Wholesale Manager – Tom Fender discusses how wholesalers need to keep abreast of consumer trends using data.

2020 proved a whirlwind year for wholesalers with the pandemic causing much-publicised challenges for businesses on multiple fronts. Highly unpredictable and often muted customer demand, business interruptions, supply chain fragmentation, personnel challenges and...

Feb ’21 – Cash and Carry Management reports on TWC Trends launch