A look at what’s going on across the convenience channel and associated businesses
Tomintoul Distillery helps Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team
SPEYSIDE single malt brand Tomintoul has made a sizeable donation to the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team (CMRT) to help purchase new equipment.
As ‘The Official Spirit of the Cairgorm Mountain Rescue Team’, Tomintoul Distillery has pledged to assist the local rescue team in identifying the areas in which support is needed most, with funds donated going towards some much-needed kit and supplies to help save lives.
A welcome addition to the mountaineers’ kit was the £8,000 Easy Pulse CPR device, which will allow the team to continue carrying out rescue missions efficiently and successfully.
Willie Anderson, deputy team leader at CMRT, said: “When involved in rescues, it is impossible to maintain CPR while we have a casualty on a stretcher.
“The Easy Pulse device can maintain chest compressions automatically during the time a casualty is carried to safety.
“This is really important for us, particularly with avalanche victims, and can give a casualty a viable chance of life when in the past, without this device, there would be no hope for them.
“It truly is a really exciting new addition to our rescue equipment.”
Rewarding returns for tech firm Jisp
TECH firm Jisp has had a flying start to 2024 through its Scan & Save mobile app.
Retail sales through the AR shopper savings solution were up 65% compared with January 2023.
The company said that pointed to a much quicker start to the year and took the total amount of Jisp-generated sales for retailers to more than £4.5million since the app launched in September 2021.
Jisp boss Ilann Hepworth said: “Scan & Save continues to offer the greatest value to shoppers compared to other loyalty reward schemes.”
Aldi’s £550m growth plan
DISCOUNTER Aldi is to invest more than £550million in expanding and improving its UK store and distribution network this year.
New stores opening in 2024, with further posts in existing stores, regional distribution centres and offices, will create 5,500 jobs. Aldi now has over 1,000 stores nationwide, with a long-term target of 1,500 locations.
Giles Hurley, Aldi UK and Ireland boss, said: “There are still areas of the country that don’t have an Aldi, or that need more or larger stores to meet demand. That is what our 2024 expansion plans aim to address.”
