Morrisons snaps up McColl’s
Supermarket committed to retaining all existing staff
MORRISONS has acquired McColl’s Retail Group, saving around 16,000 jobs in the process.
Following a bidding war between Morrisons...
Contactless Paypoints pass 4000
CASH payments network PayPoint now has more than 4,000 contactless payment terminals in its national system. The firm says it means The PayPoint/Lloyds TSB...
Renewed calls for vouchers
THE SCOTTISH Retail Consortium (SRC) has again called for the Scottish government to introduce a high street stimulus scheme, after the Northern Ireland government confirmed its £145 million scheme.
Chaos at the Co-op
THE turmoil surrounding Britain’s largest mutual retailer The Co-operative showed no sign of abating late last month after the giant group announced a...
SGF pushes back on judicial review claims
Trade association says speculation is factually incorrect
THE Scottish Grocers’ Federation has said it is not currently pursuing a judicial review into the Scottish Government's...
Brewery takes shape
Innis & Gunn will base its new brewery at Heriot-Watt’s Research Park
Positively open – New Spar store for Keith
SPAR on Mid Street, Keith officially opened its doors with a red ribbon cutting by store owner Paul McBain.
Customers were invited in to mark...
Brownings expands listings in Asda stores
Family-run bakers Brownings the Bakers has expanded on its listings for Scottish Asda supermarket stores with three more of its products landing across shelves.
Social levy back on the agenda
The Scottish Government is considering resurrecting its “social responsibility” tax on alcohol retailers, following the publication of figures showing almost three-quarters of the country’s...
No joy for food sales
AFTER a January when food had provided the best results in continuing tough times for retail sales the situation was reversed in February.
While non-food...
Small footfall gains
THERE were glimpses of hope in the latest footfall figures from the Scottish Retail Consortium.
Innovation aims to keep sales sweet
Many c-stores have moved to extend ranges and embrace new styles of retailing as consumers carry out more substantial top-up shopping and look for...
Spar hits the net
SPAR Scotland celebrated the return of its Future Stars Cup girls football tournament last month.
A frenzy of new flavours
HARIBO has brought back its limited edition Frenzy range, offering a summer twist on its Starmix and Tangfastics flavours.
Now in its third year, this...
Playing it cool is not for fools
THERE are few greater pleasures than a cold drink on a hot day, and with the school holidays bringing consumers out of the house,...
Charles Wilson takes Tesco job
BOOKER boss Charles Wilson is to head up Tesco’s UK and Ireland business when the supermarket giant completes its acquisition of the wholesaler next...
