The owner of the closure-threatened store has turned off lights and emptied freezers to cut costs.
His energy bills have increased since his previous contract came to an end last summer, and he had turned off lights and emptied freezers to try to save electricity.
The shop has also experienced a drop in the number of customers, while those who do come are spending less.to extend support with business energy bills. Some 23,000 people in Wales are employed by convenience stores, with the sector contributing over £600m to the economy, according to the Association of Convenience Stores."You can't stay in business by simply relying on local people popping in for bread and milk," says Nia Morris
The shop has diversified in order to survive. It has also avoided high energy costs by securing a new deal before prices spiked."We have been checking if it's quieter at night, and whether we should be closing earlier. It would mean a couple of hours where we wouldn't need to be paying staff or keeping the lights on."It's difficult, I worry a lot more, and I worry about the future if things don't change," she said.
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