FareShare keeps it sweet at COP26
FARESHARE has added some sweetness to its campaign against food waste, by handing out ice creams to COP26 delegates in Glasgow.
ON Tuesday 2 November,...
Carbon neutral Mars Bars by 2023.
MARS Wrigley UK has committed to making Mars Bars sold in the UK, Ireland and Canada carbon neutral by January 2023.
The announcement – which...
Tennent’s COP26 campaign
AS thousands arrive in Glasgow for COP26, Tennent’s has launched a new multi-channel advertising campaign which aims to promote the importance of sustainable brewing...
Budget: Alcohol duty reformed as wages rise
THE biggest reform of alcohol duty for more than a century, was the claim made by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in a Budget that has...
Co-op and Amazon land
AMAZON grocery and the Co-op have joined forces for a grocery pilot scheme in Glasgow.
Demanding conference
THE Scottish Grocers Federation welcomed hundreds of guests to the Crowne Plaza in Glasgow for its first annual conference event since the onset of the Covid crisis.
Prizes on offer with Bestway
BESTWAY has relaunched its retail development programme, offering retailers the chance to win a share of a £50,000 prize fund.
Shop report finds drop in staffing
SCOTLAND’S convenience store sector has maintained the same retail footprint throughout the pandemic, although it has shed jobs according to the SGF’s annual Local Shop Report.
Fund offering millions open
FUNDING applications are now open for the Scotland Loves Local campaign’s latest grant scheme.
Covid rules relaxing for retail
FROM Monday (9 August) self isolation rules are set to change in Scotland, in a move that could reduce staff shortages for retailers.
In a...
Expansion in St Andrews
Costcutter operator invests to grow shop appeal
FOLLOWING a three month refurbishment, Anila Anwar has re-opened her Costcutter c-store in St Andrews.
Anila has owned and...
A Lidl more planned
NEW store and relocation sites are on Lidl’s shopping list as the discounter continues to expand in Scotland.
More than 50 potential sites, stretching from...
Teams line up for challenge
Bestway has brought together the field sales teams for its Best-one and Costcutter symbol stores.
Struggle to keep the shelves full
Many of Scotland’s retailers have been struggling to keep shelves filled this summer, amidst an availability squeeze that has affected a number of categories.
Free fruit for children trial
Spar Scotland has been running a trial with the SGF Healthy Living Programme, giving out free fruit to children in a bid to encourage healthier eating habits
Call for further tobacco rules
A cross party group of MPs and House of Lords Peers – with support from anti-smoking campaign group ASH – has released a wish list of tobacco control measures in a bid to eradicate smoking in the UK by 2030
