Score big with a frozen range

Birds Eye backs PMPs as key sales driver PRICE-marked packs can deliver up to 60% more sales than standard packs according to Birds Eye, and...

Belhaven tees up at the Fringe

Belhaven tees up at the Fringe with its own mini golf course next to its city centre pop up bar, Belhaven Bar on the Mound.

Shaking up convenience

Premium milkshake firm reckons the convenience channel will be a key area to drive up premium sales, especially for its own range.

Aquavape pushes retailers to stay up to date in the sector

Refillable vaping device firm Aquavape said that retailers should stay up to date in the vaping category to help drive up sales.
Pack shots of Fisherman's Friend lozenges including Original, Honey & Lemon Sugar Free and Blackcurrant Sugar Free.

Fisherman’s Friend fights back hay fever

Throat pain relief lozenge brand Fisherman's Friend is out to drive up volume sales for the incoming hay fever season with its new marketing campaign.
cash handling

Eliminate cash handling

WHEN considering the issue of store security, a review of cash handling and collection is often advised. The Scottish Safer Business Guide, published last month...

Aldi wins city overprovision appeal

FAST-GROWING discounter Aldi has won an appeal against a decision by Dundee Licensing Board to refuse it a provisional alcohol licence for a proposed...
Monica Galetti selling lobster from a seafood counter

Seafood role for Galetti

Former Masterchef judge and leading restaurateur Monica Galetti has been named as an ambassador for Scottish seafood.

Bestway plans a power push

BESTWAY Wholesale, which includes wholesalers Bestway and Batleys, is targeting major growth in the next five years. And it’s putting together a team it calls...

Budget is passed

The Scottish Government passed its Budget through a key Holyrood vote, with a little help from the Greens

July 4 to be Independents Day

INDEPENDENTS Day, the celebration of local shops and town centres, has joined up with Independent Retailer Month to promote local shopping. Retailers, groups of retailers,...
ACR Local Shop Report

ACS launches 2020 Local Shop Report

Convenience stores generated more than £44 billion in sales in the last year, according to ACS’s Local Shop Report for 2020

Widening the soft approach in store

SOFT drinks has become a key category for impulse sales in c-stores in recent years as convenience retailers have worked to maximise the benefits...
Allwyn, operator of the National Lottery, has launched a new scratchcard game along with a retailer competition to celebrate.

Allwyn launches ‘Set For 5 Years’ scratchcard

Allwyn, operator of the National Lottery, has launched a new annuity-style scratchcard game, called Set For 5 Years, along with a retailer competition to celebrate.
Border boss John Cunningham

Border gives one million

Lanark-based Border Biscuits has hit a major charity fundraising milestone, raising £1 million for good causes.

Saddling up for sustainability

IF humanity is going to hit the necessary carbon reduction targets to mitigate climate change – more consumers are going to have to get on their bike.