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Get Ready For Diwali & Boost Your Sweet Treat Sales

Diwali is a time of vibrant celebrations, joy and so often, sharing delightful treats. As families come together to honour the Festival of Lights, it presents an excellent opportunity for retailers to shine. By offering a diverse range of confectionery, particularly chocolates, you can cater to the festive spirit and boost your sales. Here’s how to make the most of Diwali in your store!

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Why You Should Plan Early For Christmas

With one of the busiest times of the year fast approaching, planning your Christmas stock early will definitely pay dividends. From getting your pick of the most popular seasonal stock, to simply spreading the yuletide spirit, there are numerous ways that getting ready early can give you the edge this Christmas.

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Find Out All About Kingsway

Despite the ever-present swathe of much loved classics, the landscape of pick and mix sweets is constantly evolving. A constant for the last sixty years, Kingsway have been at the heart of pick n mix in the UK ever since the brand was created by Ray Hancock back in 1962 – the same year the first Hancocks cash and carry was opened!

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How to Drive Seasonal Confectionery Sales

As the autumn approaches, so does the busiest time of year for seasonal confectionery stock. Not only are there the big occasions of Halloween and Christmas, but cosy autumn nights in are also a great opportunity to increase your sales.

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How To Offer Halloween Trick or Treat Kits

Halloween can be a hectic time of year – not only for retailers, but for shoppers, too! Aside from filling your shelves with the best bulk sweets this Halloween, customers will also appreciate it if you can make shopping for them as easy as possible. There are numerous ways you can do this, from stocking up in plenty of time to signposting it clearly in store. But one that they will really appreciate is creating your own Trick or Treat Kits! Not only does it make their preparation for the end of October so much easier, but it show that you’re willing to put in the extra effort to help your customers.

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Grow Your Sales With Duo Chocolate Bars

As a retailer of sweets and chocolate, you’re always on the lookout for ways to tweak and improve the performance of your stock. You’ll already know the popularity of chocolate bars in store – and Duo bars are a great way to capitalise on them further.

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Halloween Decoration Ideas for Your Store

For every confectionery retailer, Halloween poses a brilliant opportunity to generate excitement in shoppers and increase your sales. Obviously, tailoring your range to include seasonal lines is an effective way of doing this, but in-store decoration can also help a lot. If simply walking into your store puts customers in the Halloween spirit, then they’re more likely to pick up some sweets for spooky season.

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Avoid Halloween Scares and Prepare Early

For retailers of confectionery, Halloween is one of the busiest periods of the year. With lots of people hosting parties and trick or treating, all kinds of sweets are a huge part of spooky season! As the time gets nearer, it definitely pays to have your store prepared in plenty of time.

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All About Vimto Sweets

Here at Hancocks, we’re working hard all the time to make sure that we’re offering the widest and most exciting range of bulk sweets and chocolate that we can. Among our huge range, there are countless excellent brands that’re making utterly delicious sweets – and we want to shine a light on one of them. Known for their truly iconic flavour, Vimto sweets are bursting with berry goodness that will put a smile on anyone’s face.

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Get Ready For Diwali & Boost Your Sweet Treat Sales

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