Convenience stores have been an important part of communities and have been around for centuries. Evidence of shops has been found in ancient cultures throughout the world, with many of these stores, even the ancient ones, were small yet sold a wide array of products.
Why We Need Convenience Stores
In the modern world, you may think that having a local shop is not that important. After all, you can get everything that you want in a supermarket or nowadays simply order it online. However, being able to visit a local store for one off products or necessities can be important. Sadly, local stores continually having to shut down because they cannot get enough custom as a result of customers using the larger supermarkets. If you want to keep the convenience of being able to pop in for a newspaper and a pint of milk on a Sunday morning the stores need your support throughout the week, not just for small purchases periodically.
Many local shops have realised that in order to appeal they need to diversify. Many shops now offer services such as cash machines, dry cleaning collection and collect plus. If you haven’t been to your local shop for a while, you may be surprised to see some of the changes that have taken place. Convenience stores have reacted to their customers’ needs and can often provide a better service than the larger supermarkets.
As more local stores are joining trade associations, they can now diversify the products they sell. This means you could be pleasantly surprised at the range of products they now have available, often their prices are highly competitive in order to compete with the larger supermarkets.
Local stores, for some vulnerable members of your community are the only place they can shop. If their local stores were to shut they would be left without a local store to purchase essentials. It makes sense to support your local store and buy from them as often as possible to keep your community alive and support the vulnerable people within the community.
Finding Convenience Stores near You
The easiest way to find your nearest convenience store is to use the Internet. Online you will find several trade associations who list local stores within their group along with their opening times. There is also now a new website available that will show you all the local convenience stores within your area.
To find convenience stores in your local area just go to the YourShopLocal website and enter your postcode.
