A bottle of Thatchers Blood Orange 0.0% stands on a white podium with blood oranges around it with a sunny background.

Thatchers introduces new Blood Orange 0.0% cider

Family cider makers Thatchers has reinvigorated the low/no alcohol category with the launch of its new Thatchers Blood Orange 0.0% cider.

Smith takes top SWA job

SCOTTISH independent retailing stalwart Colin Smith has been appointed chief executive of the Scottish Wholesale Association, with current executive director Kate Salmon set to...
Uthayakumar Soundararajan, Scottish president at The Federation of Independent Retailers, stands inside a store with licensed products behind him.

The Fed calls on ScotGov to put retailers at the heart of agenda

The Federation of Independent Retailers has called on the next Scottish Government to place store owners at the heart of policy ahead of the elections.

Rates rise comes in below inflation

Finance secretary had no shortage of rates rabbits to pull from Budget hat NEXT year’s business rates increase will come in below inflation, Scottish Government...
Luke McGarty, of the Scottish Grocers' Federation, and Colin Smith, of the Scottish Wholesale Association, both say their organisations will work closely with Exchange for Change on the preparations for DRS.

Retail chiefs ‘working on rollout of DRS’

Convenience channel and wholesale leaders have vowed to work closely with Exchange for Change on the remaining details for the UK deposit return scheme (DRS).
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Linking up cash with consumers

New app shows where cash can be accessed .
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Morrisons Daily set to close 100 stores across UK

Supermarket chain Morrisons has confirmed it will close around 100 stores that were part of the retail firm's McColl's acquisition.

Vape stores fail age test

TEST purchasing in four cities across Great Britain, including Glasgow and Edinburgh, revealed that  two thirds of the country’s vape stores are at risk...
Pack shot of The National Lottery's Lotto launch box.

Allwyn sets up for new Lotto game with launch boxes

The National Lottery operator Allwyn has sent out launch boxes to its retail partners to help prepare for the changes coming to the Lotto game on Sunday 7 June.
A Fini branded car sits outside a Bestway Wholesale depot.

Fini builds UK distribution with new Bestway partnership

Confectionery brand Fini has strengthened its wholesale distribution routes across the UK with new listings across Bestway Wholesale depots.

Star retailers shine on TV

Retailers Asiyah and Jawad Javed of Day-Today in Stenhousemuir have been inspiring TV viewers on both sides of the Atlantic through their contribution to the local community during the Covid-19 pandemic
Interior image of the Premier Dunbar beer cave.

ScotGov backs It’ll Cost You campaign

The Scottish Government has praised the return of the 'It'll Cost You!' campaign and its help in cutting down proxy purchases across Scotland.

Diageo welcomes Kenyan President

WATER was top of the agenda when President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya paid a visit to Diageo's Johnnie Walker Princes Street venue during COP26. The...
A person holds a mobile phone with the Spar Dash app open on it.

Spar launches new home delivery platform Spar Dash

Symbol group Spar Scotland has launched its exclusive home delivery platform Spar Dash powered by category juggernaut Snappy Shopper.
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Time for retailers to act on environment

Scottish retailers that don’t back sustainability efforts will miss out, according to new consumer research from the Scottish Wholesale Association and TWC.
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Falling fuel prices pull inflation down

Fuel costs have fallen for the first time since the outbreak of the conflict in the Middle East, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics.