Welcome to the July issue of Wholesale Manager. The Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) has set out ambitious plans to reach net zero by 2040, in time for Scotland’s net-zero target of 2045, in a new report, ‘Decarbonising the Scottish Wholesale Sector’, which explores the sector’s carbon emissions and attitudes to climate action. SWA’s report is launched alongside the UK Wholesale Sector Net Zero Roadmap, developed in collaboration with FWD (Federation of Wholesale Distributors) and was unveiled at the FWD conference on 29 June.
Parfetts is rolling out LED lighting and solar panels at its depots across the UK. The move will drastically reduce the company’s carbon footprint and generate cost savings that help to drive value across the business. The programme sees new LED lighting installed in Halifax and Sheffield, with Anfield to follow. Adding to existing solar panels at Halifax, installation is now complete in Sheffield, Anfield and Stockport depots.
Unitas is helping its wholesale members save up to £6.5 million in banking charges in the next year following a new partnership with EchoPay. The partnership is one of several services Unitas is exploring to help its wholesale members reduce their costs to effectively respond to the rising costs of doing business. EchoPay enables businesses to take payments using open banking channels, rather than through more costly debit and credit card providers (e.g., Visa and Mastercard).
The rise of no & low alcohol has been one of the most significant trends in the beverage industry as more consumers opt to moderate their drinking. But, despite predominately bullish sales forecasts, one industry commentator is thinking the unthinkable – raising the prospect of sudden sales stagnation, writes Palesa Mthiyane, Content Marketing and Communications Executive, at MMR Research Worldwide in a special report. The Rugby World Cup in France is set to be the major sporting event of the autumn. As friends and family get together to enjoy the matches, they will seek out their favourite snacks to bring extra fun and flavour to the occasion. The Rugby World Cup is set to be a major sales builder for the UK’s independent retailers, and wholesalers need to support them with promotions in the relevant categories, according to our Rugby World Cup feature.
Worth £14bn each year (before tax), the tobacco category continues to hold a significant amount of value for wholesalers (ITUK). There is nearly a 50/50 market share split between Factory Made Cigarettes (FMC) and Roll Your Own (RYO) categories, at 54% and 46% (ITUK) respectively, and with more consumers looking for ways to reduce spending amid soaring household costs, we’re seeing a shift towards low priced propositions across the entire tobacco category, our tobacco feature reports.
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