A bar of Aero Coconut Sharing is above halved pieces of the chocolate bar that have been stacked on top of each other against a pink background.

Aero Coconut sharing chocolate bar rolls out across retail

Confectionery firm Nestlé has expanded on its range of sharing options with the launch of its new limited edition Aero Coconut 90g sharing bar.
Co-op and Holland & Barrett team up for health and wellness range

Co-op teams up with Holland & Barrett for health and wellbeing offer

Co-op and Holland & Barrett team up for health and wellness range
MSPs have signed off on deposit return scheme regulations for Scotland.

DRS administrator gets ScotGov approval

CIRCULARITY Scotland Limited has been appointed as the new administrator for Scotland's forthcoming Deposit Return Scheme (DRS). Given the green light today (24 March) by...
Westminster business, innovation and skills secretary Vince Cable. Picture: Duncan Phillips/CASS

Cable aims for NMW increase

Convenience retail trade groups say don’t play politics with our sector POLITICIANS should keep their hands off the National Minimum Wage. That’s the message from...

Darkness arrives

SCOTLAND’S small stores must comply with the regulations of the tobacco display ban from 6 April. Many shops have introduced shutters or other compliant systems...
A bottle of Isle of Harris Love Gin stands next to a card with a love heart on it.

From Harris with Love: Isle of Harris unveils Valentine’s Gin

Hebridean gin distillers Isle of Harris is set to share the love this Valentine's Day with the launch of its new I Love Harris Gin bottle in time for Valentine's.

Empty shops gap narrows

Research finds Scotland’s retail vacancy rate falling faster than GB trend – but there are huge differences between towns THE number of empty shops in...
A person hands a pack of cigarettes over the counter to a customer.

Imperial Brands ensures value in tobacco range for the new year

Imperial Brands reckons retailers will still find plenty of luck from the gantries come the new year, but there needs to be a savvy approach with new legislation in mind.

Low and no-alcohol support from Heineken

Heineken is set to boost up more low and no alcohol options across the off-trade with recognisable and trusted brands as well as a TV presence.
Pack shots of Inch's Cider Reserve 500ml bottles.

Inch’s Cider enters premium with Reserve variant

Heineken cider brand Inch's has unveiled its new premium-end offer for the higher ABV cider segment with Inch's Reserve Premium Apple Cider.
The interior of the newly built Morrisons Daily retail unit at Balfron, in Stirlingshire.

New Morrisons Daily opens in Scotland

Supermarket chain Morrisons and forecourts operator Highland Fuels have teamed up to open their third convenience store in Scotland.
Retailer Girish Jeeva has expanded his Snappy Shopper delivery service from his Premier store in Barmulloch, Glasgow.

Retailer Girish Jeeva delivers sales success

Innovative retailer Girish Jeeva says his 24-hour delivery service – the first of its kind from a convenience store in Scotland – has got off to a flying start.
Promotional image of Smirnoff Ice can as a hand goes to lift a can off a blanket and another can lies on its side.

Smirnoff Ice unveils new pack design

Diageo RTD brand Smirnoff Ice has marked 25 years of production with the unveiling of a new brand look as well as the roll out of a new canned format.
Fillshill’s 150th anniversary is all about giving back

Fillshill’s 150th anniversary is all about giving back to its staff and Keystore customers

Wholesaler has put on staff-based events, deals for retail customers and donations to six charities chosen by staff members.

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...

Allwyn unveils its new Lottery point of sale kit

National Lottery operator Allwyn Entertainment has begun the rollout of its new permanent point of sale kit for National Lottery retailer stores.