Women in Convenience

Connecting, supporting and empowering women working in the independent convenience channel.

Launched in 2022, Women in Convenience gives women working in the sector a platform to share their successes; a support network to discuss the issues unique to them; and access to the tools and knowledge to improve. It is backed by retailer ambassadors, who assist in raising the voice of women working within the convenience sector.
On this page, you can find all the news, opinion and insight related to the Women in Convenience initiative.
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Retailer spotlight: Sophie Williams – Premier Broadway, Edinburgh

• Women in Convenience
•  Industry News

• 22 November 2023
• 6 mins read

Nisa Expo 23: Women in Retail

• Women in Convenience

• 15 November 2023
• 7 mins read

Women in Convenience: Building business confidence and addressing gender equality

• Women in Convenience
• Advice & Insight
• How-to

• 30 October 2023
• 10 mins read

WATCH: Building business confidence – speaking with confidence

• Women in Convenience

• 27 October 2023
• 1 min read

WATCH: Building business confidence – how to gain business plan buy-in

• Women in Convenience

• 27 October 2023
• 1 min read

How to manage challenging behaviour in your business

• Women in Convenience
• Advice & Insight
• How-to

• 20 October 2023
• 2 mins read

How to be a better ally in the workplace

• Women in Convenience
• Advice & Insight
• How-to

• 5 October 2023
• 4 mins read

Eight steps to building your confidence

• Women in Convenience
• Advice & Insight
• How-to

• 5 October 2023
• 2 mins read

How to support your staff with menopause

• Women in Convenience
• Advice & Insight
• How-to

• 5 October 2023
• 2 mins read

What is unconscious bias and how can retailers overcome it in the workplace?

• Women in Convenience
• Advice & Insight
• Store Management

• 5 October 2023
• 2 mins read

Women in Convenience: what it’s like being on a supplier panel

• Women in Convenience
• Advice & Insight

• 5 October 2023
• 4 mins read

Women in Convenience retailers to share their depot experiences at Diversity in Wholesale event

•  Industry News
• Women in Convenience

• 11 August 2023
• 1 min read

Female retailers report lack of confidence in seeking external business support

•  Industry News
• Women in Convenience

• 19 June 2023
• 1 min read

Women in Convenience shortlisted for Best New Conference

•  Industry News
• Newtrade Media
• Women in Convenience

• 9 June 2023
• 2 mins read

Women in Convenience: Focus on retailer panels

• Women in Convenience
•  Industry News
• SPONSORED

• 16 May 2023
• 4 mins read

NEWS SPECIAL: Women in Convenience survey reveals one in four females represented on retailer and industry panels

•  Industry News
• SPONSORED
• Women in Convenience

• 29 March 2023
• 7 mins read

Empowering Women in Convenience – inaugural event 2022

•  Industry News
• Women in Convenience

• 5 January 2023
• 3 mins read

Women in Convenience event launched in Birmingham by Newtrade Media

•  Industry News
• Newtrade Media
• Politics

• 2 December 2022
• 9 mins read

Retailers call for education across supply chain to improve gender discrimination in convenience

•  Industry News
• Politics
• Women in Convenience

• 11 November 2022
• 3 mins read