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Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) bosses are calling for Westminster and Holyrood government action after plummeting sales and footfall figures.

Retail slump prompts calls for help

Luke McGarty, of the Scottish Grocers' Federation, and Colin Smith, of the Scottish Wholesale Association, both say their organisations will work closely with Exchange for Change on the preparations for DRS.

Retail chiefs ‘working on rollout of DRS’

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

Co-op continues ambitious investment programme

Spar Scotland wholesaler CJ Lang & Son has highlighted a number of ways it can grow business with its supplier partners.

CJ Lang puts focus on suppliers

Flatbread brand Deli Kitchen has celebrated the 10th anniversary of its launch into supermarkets with a major rebrand.

Deli Kitchen undergoes major rebrand

Philadelphia has expanded on its cream cheese range with the launch of its new, limited-edition, jalapeño-inspired Mexican Style variant.

Philadelphia spices up cream cheese with new Mexican Style

Celebrity Italian chef Gennaro Contaldo – a familiar face on UK TV cookery programmes – is to launch a Mutti Pasta Sauces tour to major British cities.

Celebrity chef Gennaro Contaldo fronts Mutti campaign

Tea brand PG Tips is running an on-pack promotion to celebrate the second season of the Disney+ series Rivals.

PG Tips unveils new on-pack promo with Rivals

The new Gumi Yum Surprise Minions offers the convenience channel a new range of confectionery featuring a highly popular film franchise.

Gumi Yum Surprise unwraps new Minions sweet

Arctic Coffee has launched Arctic Decaf Café Latte to meet the growing consumer demand for caffeine-free options.

Arctic Coffee launches Decaf Café Latte

Scotmid Co-op chief executive Karen Scott has revealed details of future investments in the society's convenience store estate after the latest annual results were announced.

Scotmid Co-op ‘investing for the long-term’

July 2026

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

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

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

Calls to tackle energy costs

June 2026

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