Objections mount
Sainsbury’s/Asda’s merger proving unpopular
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...
UK DRS plans revealed
DEFRA unveils plans for potential UK-wide scheme
WITH Scotland’s deposit return scheme still under consultation, the UK Government has published its own DRS plans.
The UK...
Jobs threatened as Adelie drops Kilmarnock
ADELIE Foods — the firm behind Urban Eat sandwiches — has announced it plans to shut down its Kilmarnock factory, shifting production to sites...
Sainsbury’s and Asda make CMA appeal
Supermarkets lodge appeal over merger inquiry
ASDA and Sainsbury’s have lodged an appeal against the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over the watchdog’s phase two...
Rates rise below inflation
Scottish Government draft budget caps business rates increase
NEXT year’s business rates increase will come in below inflation, Scottish Government finance secretary Derek Mackay announced...
The Irn-Bru Snowman is back
The new ad brings Scottish consumers the next chapter in a tale of festive flight and increasingly frosty relations
Gender imbalance still plagues retail
Women in retail speak out at Holyrood
Vacancies soar on the high street
Scottish footfall figures fall behind UK
Health policy to hit food to go
Paper from FSS puts food to go in the spotlight with proposed restrictions
Changes afoot at CJ Lang
CJ Lang's new bosses have big ambitions
THE new faces at the top of CJ Lang have made clear their intentions to revamp the Dundee-based...
Vacancies soar on Scotland’s high streets
Latest figures produced for SRC reveal rising vacancy rate
FOOTFALL in Scottish town centres is continuing to decline, while vacancy rates are now 15% higher...
LRS backs new Scottish Grocer Awards category
Retailers at the ready, Scottish Grocer is pleased to announce an additional category to the Scottish Grocer Awards 2019.
Lucozade Ribena Suntory is teaming up...
Minimum wage going up again
CHANCELLOR Philip Hammond has announced the National Living Wage will increase by 4.9% to £8.21 next spring.
The Chancellor confirmed the hike to the NLW...
Unitas Wholesale has arrived
Unitas Wholesale is here, following the successful completion of a merger between Today’s Group and Landmark Wholesale
Still time to enter awards
Entries for the Scottish Grocer Awards 2019 are still open, but there’s not much time left for star retailers to throw their hat in the ring
