Jamie Lile, Director. August, 2026. The Team @ Spar Ligoniel Village promoting the launch of their Snappy Shopper delivery service. Local businesses have always grown through word of mouth. Social media is simply the modern version of it. Whether you run a convenience store, café, salon or local service, your customers are already spending time online. A strong social media presence helps make sure your business is the one they remember when they are ready to visit, buy or pl

Scott Ferguson, Senior Marketing Specialist. August, 2026. Running a local convenience store is hard work. Early mornings, late nights. Doing social media on top of that is tough. Many convenience store owners make simple errors online. These mistakes stop local customers from seeing and remembering your posts. Here are seven key mistakes convenience stores make on social media: Forgetting Local Focus The mistake: Posting generic memes or global news. The fix: Talk about your