How will we tax?

Continuing our look at issues of special interest to retailers as we approach 18 September’s momentous vote. SCOTLAND’S people will decide next month whether they...
Tailored Spirits The Experimental Series range including Experiment 1 AXIS, Experiment 2 BUCK and Experiment 3 CLAW all stand against a grey background.

Whisky start-up unveils first bottled experimental series

Whisky bottling start-up firm The Tailored Spirits Co. has unveiled its first series of single malt whiskies in a bid to explore the experimental side of whisky.
RBS branch

Report finds RBS hurt businesses

Bank squeezed SMEs in wake of financial crisis

Wholesaler call for halt to Tesco-Booker deal

SEVEN of the UK’s leading wholesalers have written a joint letter to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) urging it to block the Tesco-Booker...

Scotmid donates £50k to cancer research

Scotmid has donated £50,000 to the Jamieson Spatial Laboratory, a Glasgow-based Cancer Research UK centre to support funding for state-of-the-art equipment.
Pack shots of Brooklyn Brewery Bel Air Sour, Fonio Rising Double Pilsner and Black Chocolate Stout cans.

Brooklyn Brewery rolls out trio of new beers

Craft beer brand Brooklyn Brewery has unveiled a trio of limited edition brews to appeal to wider variety of consumers in the off-trade.
Scotland Food & Drink industry conference

All together for food and drink

Leading lights of the Scottish food and drink industry are set to come together in Edinburgh this month for the Scotland Food & Drink industry conference.

Connelly Security Systems has tech solution to tackle crooks

Connelly Security Systems aims to tackle retail crime with its wide array of tech available to convenience store retailers including innovative deterrents.
The new coffee brand expands Love Mushrooms’ existing Empower Range of high-performance products.

Love Mushrooms Boosts its range with a new coffee brand

The new coffee brand expands Love Mushrooms’ existing Empower Range of high-performance products.
Pack shots of Maryland Harry Potter Butterbeer Cookies standard roll wrap and Minis format.

Maryland unveils Harry Potter inspired Butterbeer Cookies

Maryland Cookies has announced a new collaboration with the massively popular Harry Potter franchise to launch the new Maryland Butterbeer Cookies.
Envipco president Bob Lincoln (right) and Edinburgh South West MP Joanna Cherry watch school kids at the launch of the RVM trial

Date set for DRS

DEPOSIT return is set to go live on 1 April 2021. New regulations published by the Scottish Government outline how DRS will work in Scotland. While...
A man with a HALOS bodycamera attached to the his chest.

Abuse causes 90% of Scottish workers stress and anxiety

Body-worn camera tech firm HALOS has revealed the the worrying impact that customer abuse is having on UK frontline workers.
A woman accesses lockets at an InPost Locker site.

Turn footfall into sales with InPost lockers

Parcel services firm InPost has encouraged retailers to invest in its lockers to help drive up additional sales for convenience stores.

Swizzels launches new Squashies Strawberry & Cream

Swizzels has launched the latest variant in its Drumstick Squashies range with the new Strawberry & Cream flavour, available in UK stores now.
Co-op doubles paid leave to 10 days for pregnancy loss

Co-op doubles paid leave to 10 days for pregnancy loss

Co-op doubles paid leave to 10 days for pregnancy loss.

Retailers react to Nisa deal

NISA retailers have accepted The Co-op’s £143m offer to purchase the symbol group