The episode of the podcast features a live panel discussion from the 2019 Heart of the Community Conference on how important services are to convenience stores, and which services might be emerging in the future. The panellists are James Daley (Fairer Finance), Richard Piggin (Which?), Steve O'Neill (Paypoint) and Linda Williams (independent retailer). 

The episode of the podcast features a live panel discussion from the 2019 Heart of the Community Conference on how the provision of food in convenience stores is changing, as well as the challenges facing stores when it comes to intervention and regulation from Government. The panellists are Gary Stott (Community Shop), Anna Taylor (Food Foundation), Mital Morar (independent retailer) and Ranvir Singh (broadcaster). 

On this episode, Chris is joined by Shane Brennan from the Cold Chain Federation and Ed Woodall from ACS to talk about what Brexit means for convenience retailers.
 
 Guidance on preparing for Brexit is available at ACS.org.uk, and there is a Cold Chain Federation webinar on the impact of no deal at coldchainfederation.org.uk/connect/previous-webinars/ 
 

On this episode of the podcast, Chris is joined by Portland Fuel MD James Spencer to talk about changes in the fuel and forecourt markets over recent years, some of the challenges facing forecourt retailers now, and where the sector's future might lie.
 
 The 2019 Forecourt Report will be available to download from 4th October at ACS.org.uk

On this episode of the podcast, Chris is joined by Professor Jonathan Reynolds from the University of Oxford's Said Business School to discuss the findings of this year's report and share some insights on what makes great convenience retailing. 

This special live recording of the Local Shop Podcast is taken from the panel at the launch event of the Local Shop Report in the National Space Centre, Leicester. Our panellists are Amish Shingadia, Amit Puntambekar, Vicky Lockie and Graham Soult.

On this episode of the podcast, Chris is joined by James Lowman and Katie Cross to talk about the upcoming launch of the 2019 Local Shop Report, what's new this year and what it means for the convenience sector. 

On this episode of the podcast, Chris is joined by Professor Sabine Benoit from the University of Surrey and ACS Commercial Director Paul Chamberlain to discuss some of the emerging trends and things that UK convenience can learn from stores across the world. 

On this episode of the podcast, Chris is joined by ACS chief executive James Lowman and research manager Katie Cross to talk about the findings from the 2019 Community Barometer, which looks at how different local services are viewed by people across the UK. 

On this episode of the podcast, Chris is joined by James and Ed to discuss the appointments made to new PM Boris Johnson's cabinet, preparations for a No Deal Brexit, and the likelihood of an election in the next few months.