One Stop Franchise unveils first re-branded Scottish store
THE first fully refitted One Stop Franchise in Scotland opened its doors for business today (September 4), following an instant launch conversion in the...
PayPoint promises new approach
But angry retailers thought to be considering further protests
PAYMENT services firm PayPoint says it plans to overhaul many aspects of its service to retailers...
Barr scraps money back
As Scottish Government considers deposit and returns system Irn-Bru giant brings returns to an end as it invests £5m at Cumbernauld
SCOTTISH soft drinks giant...
Bring it on
Renfrew retailer Mohammed Jamil reveals his plan to open a new c-store across the street from Aldi
By John McNee
MOHAMMED Jamil has 25 years of...
Camelot extends Lotto outlets
NATIONAL Lottery operator Camelot is to give retailers who currently have Scratchcard-only terminals the opportunity to sell tickets for National Lottery draw-based games, such...
Five year licence bans scrapped
THE five-year bans on holding a personal licence for alcohol retailing imposed on people who failed to undertake refresher training or lodge their refresher...
Small and mighty
SOME retailers might not consider 400 sq ft a lot of room – to Idnan Hanif, of U-Save in Stoneyburn in West Lothian, it...
Industry slams DRS proposals
THE deposit return system (DRS) under consideration by the Scottish Government, that would see shops required to take in returns of many plastic, glass...
Minimum wage set to soar
National Minimum Wage to hit £7.20 in 2016
New National Living Wage of £9 by 2020
Convenience retailers have been left reeling by last month’s Budget announcement,...
First minister confirms SGF keynote
First minister Nicola Sturgeon will give the keynote address at this year’s Scottish Grocers Federation Conference, which takes place on 29 and 30 October...
Transactions up at PayPoint
Cap-cutting payments services firm adds 395 British and Irish outlets in first quarter
Payments services firm PayPoint, which has been heavily criticised by many retailers...
Tobacco levy plans rejected
The big talking point from George Osborne’s summer budget for convenience retailers was almost certainly the news that a new National Living Wage for workers...
Getting a head start
Retailers Dennis and Linda Williams explain what they have been doing to prepare for the arrival of Aldi
Broadway Convenience Store Premier retailers Dennis and Linda...
Jackpot increases as Retail Winners lottery is relaunched
The Retail Trust has announced the relaunch of Retail Winners, the weekly lottery that supports workers in the retail industry, with the first draw on...
Scottish Stop
Tesco-owned convenience store operator and franchise operation One Stop has officially opened its first store in Scotland.
A former pub site in Fallin, near Stirling,...
No space for bottle returns
Retail groups say deposit and recycle scheme would hurt Scottish convenience stores
Convenience retailers don’t have the space or in many cases the staff to...
