SPA CO HOST THE SHAPE OF CONVENIENCE FORUM 2005

For the 3rd year running, SPA was behind The Shape Of Convenience Forum which is an annual forum by SRCG to focus on issues facing the retail industry. For 3 years, SPA has conducted the research which has provided the foundation for this round table debate amongst retail experts.

This year it was held in July and the research focused on the difference between urban, suburban and non urban convenience stores. The shopper study was carried out to understand whether current perspectives on the convenience marketplace are skewed towards urban locations given that research to date had largely focused on urban centres yet only 40% of the UK population lives in major cities.

The session provided valuable food for thought for a number of key retailers. Watch this space for a 4th Convenience Forum maybe.