Hancocks stocks up for Halloween candy
Hancocks has geared up for the Halloween season with new treats from Candy Realms for guisers or for nights in on the couch for this year.
SGF publishes retailer guide to MUP
The SGF and the Scottish Government have published a new guide for retailers to assist in the transition to the new minimum unit price.
Ferrero rolls out a Bueno campaign
Ferrero UK is set to drive awareness of the Kinder Bueno brand with a new marketing campaign to target younger consumer audiences.
Graham’s bags Great Taste Awards
Graham's The Family Dairy has marked plenty of success for its range of dairy products after picking up a raft of Great Taste Awards gongs.
Squeaky Bean brings home the bacon
Meat alternatives brand Squeaky Bean looks to fill a gap in the market for plant-based meat options with its new Crispy Bacon Style Strips.
GroceryAid Checkout Scotland full line-up revealed
The final line-up for Checkout Scotland has been revealed by organisers from the GroceryAid charity – with the event headlined by Johnny Marr and The View.
The Fed mourns retail pioneer Margaret Adams
Senior members of the Fed have been paying tribute to its first-ever female national president, Margaret Adams, following news of the former Scottish retailer's passing.
Convenience retailers can win £1,000 prize with Shaken Udder
Premium milkshake brand Shaken Udder is launching a campaign giving convenience retailers the chance to win a £1,000 prize as part of its 20th birthday celebrations.
Frazzles and Chipsticks flip over a new look
PepsiCo has unveiled a new look across two of its Smiths budget snacks range – Chipsticks and Frazzles – with a bigger pack size for Frazzles.
The Single Cask bottles up support for the industry
Independent bottling firm The Single Cask has pledged its support to the industry with all proceeds from its new launch going to The Drinks Trust.
Scotmid fundraising gives RNLI a new lifeboat
Scotmid has announced that its 12-month partnership with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has raised £274,000, enabling the charity to fund a new Atlantic 85 lifeboat.
Fresh focus on store crimes
Scottish retail leaders have again highlighted to politicians the rising levels of violent and abusive crime being faced by store workers as official police figures show that shoplifting is soaring.
Shoppers buy for rainy days
Ongoing dismal summer weather and inflationary pressures appear to have impacted on shopper behaviour and sales across the grocery and convenience channels.
Shop prices ‘fall for first time in nearly three years’
Shop prices are in deflation for the first time in almost three years – bringing hopes of a rise in footfall for retailers, says the Scottish Retail Consortium.
A Fairtrade brew to do good from Brewgooder
Brewgooder has established a Fairtrade-certified supply chain for its Fonio Session IPA, offering consumers a more ethical option in the beer category.
A one size fits all solution in retail comes from *shopt
Retailer rewards app *shopt has talked about the strengths of its offer for Scottish retailers with its product information and cash generating rewards service.
