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Wales takes c-stores lead

Turton to leave Nisa

Newsagents “baffled”

August provided further disappointment for Scotland’s food retailers, with like-for-like sales down by 3.5%. However, the gap between the decline in Scotland and that in the UK has narrowed again.

Summer food sales slide

The tobacco display ban is six months away. The tobacco giants are beginning work on their gantry alteration programmes.

Set for dark days

Spar UK managing director Debbie Robinson speaking to Scottish retailers at the Spar Scotland Tradeshow last month. The Spar chief said supermarkets were facing major problems and discounters were showing incredible growth but the flexibility of entrepreneurial c-store owners was a major strength.

Better than the mults

Freddy and Bobby Nield in their Kingussie Costcutter shortly before they retired after 37 years in the business. The store will now become a Co-op.

End of an era