Unitas Wholesale has launched a new ‘Plan for Profit Focus On’ guide, to help its members’ retail customers prepare for the ‘back to school’ and ‘back to higher education’ period at the end of the summer.
The guide will be available online and from selected Unitas Wholesale member depots from 7 August.
The ‘Focus On: Back to Routine’ guide contains insights on snacking and confectionery from category experts at Swizzels, Haribo, PepsiCo and KP Snacks, as well as tips from leading independent retailers.
Tracey Redfearn, Plan for Profit Category Controller at Unitas, said: “The ‘back to routine’ period is one of great upheaval for the UK’s 19 million families and 3 million students. We’re delighted to offer such a comprehensive guide for retailers to maximise their sales and profits during this crucial time.”
Highlights in the issue include a breakdown of the 35 must-stock confectionery lines, top 15 snacking SKUs and top five sweet bags. Retailers will also find advice on food-to-go, healthier choices and merchandising.
NAM Implications:
- A timely and necessary aid to optimising profitable sales in the New School Norm…
- …especially with Branded tie-ins.
- And a necessary emphasis on financial performance.
- (However, proactive suppliers do not all accept that “The ‘back to routine’ period”…
- …means ‘as per pre-lockdown’ i.e 3.5 years of Lockdown fallout that have left (permanent) scars.
- ‘Everything is changed, changed utterly’…
