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Giles Blair

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The Co-op store in Innerleithen has reopened in time for Easter and now offers customers even more following an eight-week transformation.

Scottish Co-op store relaunches for Easter

2 April 2026
Special Olympics GB athletes Taylor MacKenzie and Alex Rae really enjoyed visiting the CCEP factory in East Kilbride.

Special Olympics aces tour Scottish CCEP factory

30 March 2026
Retailer Kaual Patel with Labour MP Sarah Edwards at the launch of the Trust and Transparency Energy Charter.

Calls to tackle energy costs

30 March 2026

June 2026

26 March 2026
Co-op is spending £1.5million on Toyota electric vans to bolster its home delivery service in more rural communities.

Co-op expands home delivery EV fleet

9 March 2026
Retail industry leaders Pete Cheema and Helen Dickinson have both criticised Chancellor Rachel Reeves following the Spring Forecast.

Retail chiefs attack Chancellor’s Spring Forecast inaction

4 March 2026
Stress over unpredictable home delivery of goods is making consumers think parcel lockers are a better option, claims InPost.

Parcel lockers could deliver boost for c-stores

3 March 2026
Children from Killearn Nursery School were on hand to help relaunch the village Co-op store.

Co-op reopens ‘transformed’ Scottish village store

2 March 2026

May 2026

26 February 2026
Village stores provide important services and essential goods for the communities they serve, says the ACS report.

Rural retailers ‘invested £280million in stores last year’

11 February 2026
BrewDog is running a creative competition that offers retailers free stock in return for in-store space.

BrewDog launches retailer competition

2 February 2026
First Minister John Swinney receives a bespoke bottle of whisky from Loch Lomond Group chief executive Colin Matthews.

First Minister opens Luss Distillery

2 February 2026
Booker's Scoot delivery platform is celebrating its first anniversary with a milestone 300 symbol group retailers now live on the service across the UK.

Scoot delivery service hits first anniversary milestone

2 February 2026
About 100 retailers from across Scotland attended the Fed trade show held at Patina in Edinburgh.

The Fed celebrates Scottish trade show

2 February 2026
The Fed's president in Scotland, Hussan Lal.

Call for better CCTV to tackle shop crime

8 January 2026
Megan Smith, was winner of both Wholesale Local Food Champion and Employee of the Year at the Achievers Awards in 2025.

Shortlists for SWA Achievers Awards unveiled

8 January 2026
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