Shopping like your granny?

Co-op analysis tracks 50 years of c-store Britain Half a century after self-service shops gained a dominant position in food and drink retailing in Britain a...
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Scottish Wholesale Achievers Awards adds after-party event

The Scottish Wholesale Association has announced the addition of a new after-party celebration to its upcoming Achievers Awards ceremony.

Road to ruin?

A71 closure has left Polbeth Spar retailer Denis McCormack struggling to keep his business afloat. AFTER 35 years of investment and development, Denis McCormack says...

Impulse drives soft drinks

Sales growth in small shops well ahead of supermarkets but multiple c-stores soar as independents show flat sales SOFT Drinks sales are holding up in...
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Huge Lidl distribution centre opens

Lidl has officially opened its £70m distribution centre on the Eurocentral industrial estate near Bellshill.
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Helping firms to cut carbon

Scotland’s larder is second to none and the Highlands and Islands are home to world renowned food and drink producers whose exports are sought across the globe.

Jobs claim questioned

C-store group says big store expansions likely to hit retail employment ALDI’S pledge to create 35,000 new jobs in the next seven years through UK...
SGF chief executive Pete Cheema is urging the Scottish Government to take action to combat retail crime.

Call for action on retail crime

Convenience store bosses and industry leaders have been calling on the Scottish Government to take urgent action to combat soaring retail crime.

Makro in profit under Booker

GIANT wholesale firm Booker has seen the loss-making UK operations of Makro, which it bought last year, move into profit. As the group released...
Two people stand at a forecourt fuel station as one of them fills up a plastic bottle with fuel to steal.

Fuel theft crime wave magnified by first-time offenders

Forecourt station security firm Forecourt Eye has reported a spike in fuel theft across Britain that has been driven by first-time offenders.
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Snowman is back on TV

Barr is walking through the air once again this Christmas with the return of its Snowman character to Irn-Bru packs.

March sales fall back

Food fails to build on February promise and drops 2% SCOTLAND’S food stores saw sales drop by 2% in March compared to the same period...
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Tesco boss goes after profit warning

PHILIP Clarke, Tesco’s chief executive, has expressed “enormous relief” to be leaving the supermarket chain. He announced his departure as it became clear that...

Big names for Barcode

GROCERYAID has announced the headline acts for this year’s Barcode festival.

All the way down to zero

SCOTTISH businesses can find out more about how to cut waste and make themselves more energy-efficient by accessing the range of support and advice...
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Everything included in Scotland’s DRS

No automatic exemptions, glass included and a 20p deposit .