Butchers extend deal with Asda

Girvan-based family butcher firm We Hae Meat has secured a contract with Asda to bring four of its products to its stores across Scotland.
A man is stocking shelves with crisps in a convenience store.

Inflation rises for the first time in a year

Industry members remain positive about the future despite the first increase to overall inflation in over a year as rates rise between June and July.
A bottle of Graham's whole milk stands next to a plate with chocolate chip cookies on it.

Graham’s bags Great Taste Awards

Graham's The Family Dairy has marked plenty of success for its range of dairy products after picking up a raft of Great Taste Awards gongs.

Carrier bags down 150m

THE use of carrier bags in Scotland’s supermarkets fell by almost 150m in 2014, according to new statistics. The figures, published by WRAP, cover the...
FDF Scotland Chief executive David Thomson

FDF anger at HFSS curb plan

FDF Scotland bosses have hit out at the Scottish Government’s plan to restrict the promotion of HFSS products.
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Supermarket deal quashed

CMA rules against Sainsbury's-Asda merger

12 carrier bags each a month, shopper use still high

SCOTTISH shoppers used 750m supermarket thin plastic carrier bags in 2012, up 1.1% on 2011 according to latest data from not-for-profit recycling advisory company...
JTI campaign

Campaign to clampdown on fake cigs

Retailers have been urged to join the fight against illegal tobacco by JTI

On the hunt for retailers

Motor Fuel Group is on a recruitment drive in Scotland, having successfully completed the purchase of MRH to form the largest independent multiple forecourt operator in the UK .

Irn Bru Snowman is back on TV

Irn-Bru's famous Snowman ad is back on the TV, helping many consumers kick off their festive seasons with the highly anticipated return of this annual ad.
JW Filshill hits £5m operating profit up 18.7% for 2024

JW Filshill reports £5m operating profit, up 18.7%

JW Filshill reports £5m operating profit, up 18.7% for 2024
Shell forecourt

Beast slays Petrol sales

FORECOURT retailers saw petrol sales slump by 7.4% in March 2018 compared to February
Pricecracker Dundee

Rolling with regulations

Awards profile - Tobacco Retailer of the Year Award. Interview with Akhtar Muhammed.

More than 2m using e-cigs

Adult vapers triple over the last two years. One third use the product to give up; two-thirds also smoke tobacco. THE number of adults using...
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).
a person stocks the shelves of a vape store

Vaping sector boosts economy according to study

The UK’s fast-growing vaping sector is a multi-billion-pound industry supporting nearly 18,000 full-time equivalent workers and raking in hundreds of millions for the taxman.