Investment by c-stores rises
• Autumn sees bounce back after “budget shock”
• Indies and symbols ahead of multiples
INVESTMENT by c-store owners bounced back in autumn 2015 after a...
Town centres bounce back
• Shop vacancies fall in hardest hit communities
• Cities show more empty units back in use
RETAIL may still be a tough business but...
November holds out some hope
Black Friday and early Christmas promos see improvement on previous month but figures still down year on year
AFTER a tough year in the food...
Multiples struggle
Symbols, Sainsbury’s and Co-op ahead of game
DISCOUNTERS Aldi and Lidl continued to register substantial sales growth as Britain geared up for the 2015 festive...
Massive food to go opportunity
£1.6bn market north of the border but Scotland lags behind rest of GB market, researcher finds
FOOD-to-go sales are growing and the market...
Facing up to customer contact – by the book
Costcutter has been piloting social media and now it’s ready to roll
FOLLOWING what it says has been a successful pilot scheme Costcutter is rolling...
Are the days of cash coming to an end?
Bank cash handling charges and changes to payment service commissions have put independent retailers under pressure but some consumers now expect to give up...
New Filshill ready to roll
KeyStore brand owner plans new Scottish food and drink sub-brand and revamps full marketing strategy
GLASGOW-based delivered wholesaler and KeyStore symbol group brand owner JW...
Simpson drinks bill rejected
THE attempt to introduce a wide series of new measures designed to further restrict alcohol sales and marketing looks likely to fail after a...
Nisa says it’s back on track
RETAILER-owned wholesaler and symbol group operator Nisa says the business is back on track after it achieved positive half-year figures, which show it...
Scots MPs scupper English Sunday trading changes
THE Westminster Government has postponed plans to give English and Welsh councils the power to lift the six hours Sunday trading restriction on large...
£5k grants to cut energy use
SCOTLAND’S c-stores are being given access to a £100,000 funding pot to help improve energy efficiency.
The Convenience Store Resource Efficiency Grant – a Scottish...
Sluggish sales disappoint
Halloween costumes fail to dress up October figures as SRC calls on Scottish budget to put cash into shoppers pockets.
RETAILING in Scotland doesn’t get...
Discounters take 10%
Symbols hold steady but supermarket decline goes on and price deals account for a third of sales.
£1 in every £10 spent in...
New Start for tobacco sales
IMPERIAL Tobacco has begun distributing Start packs to retailers to keep them updated with the latest legislative and tobacco category information.
Sophie Hogg, head of...
The giant c-stores
BRITISH shopping habits are changing and shoppers are increasingly shopping ‘little and often’ for c-store-sized basket loads. But that doesn’t mean they’re always...
