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While the company remains permanently open to acquisitions, its recent growth has developed almost entirely from new-build stores rather than purchased sites.
In addition, Jac sees food safety concerns and a steady drumbeat of product recalls reshaping what customers expect from convenience retail.“ Customers are more aware than ever of where they purchase their food from – even a bag of chips,” she notes.“ They want to know the story of the product and, understandably, they want to feel safe eating it.” Jac believes this shift and the demand for transparency – largely absent from convenience retail prior to the pandemic – will continue to drive how the business communicates and the concepts it develops, as brands serve two or three distinct customer types rather than one.“ Shoppers are going to start demanding quality over quantity, and convenience with a story behind it,” she adds.
With new Honey Farms and Alltown Fresh stores already in the pipeline for 2027, Global Partners has several exciting ambitions on
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