Is the price mark right?

How, exactly, do you feel about price-marked packs? Lines that come already marked with a prominently positioned, recommended retail price on the pack have...
Post Office

Post Office guarantees payments

ALL independent postmasters who have kept their branches open during the COVID-19 crisis will receive payment – the Post Office has confirmed
Epicurium managing director Ben McKechnie.

Get healthier sales from snacking

Matching the demand from younger consumers to enjoy healthier snacks and drinks can be a good way for convenience retailers to boost profits.

Time for 500s and multis

Hot weather increases sales of soft drinks ... it’s official, says CBL Drinks. Sales and marketing director Maurice Newton said: “Studies have shown that the soft...
Spar Halbeath's Barista Bar section with balloons to help celebrate Spar's 20th instalment of the coffee bar across its company stores.

Spar brews up a Barista Bar celebration

Spar Scotland marked the installation of 20 Barista Bar services on 21 June with an hour of free hot drinks and a party in Spar Halbeath.

More tastes form the US

EMPIRE Bespoke Foods has secured a deal with US cereal producer Malt-O-Meal (MOM) which will see the firm distribute its cereals on this side of the Atlantic.
Staff at the Co-op Caldon Road Store stand in front of the shop with a novelty pair of scissors and ribbon to mark the completion of its refit.

Irvine Co-op reopens its doors following refit

A Co-op store in Irvine has officially re-opened following on from a seven week programme to update and transform the store.
The Healthy Living Programme working with One O One staff.

A recipe for better health

EDUCATION is key when it comes to dietary choices and the Healthy Living Programme’s latest initiative sees the team reach out to Scottish consumers at a local level.
A chiller space in a convenience store stocking chilled dairy products.

Inflation falls to a new low

Consumer inflation has fallen to its lowest rate in over three year, despite some price rises in the dairy category, and has built shopper confidence.
A person working at a silo at the MiAlgae production facility.

Eden Mill partners with MiAlgae

Independent distillery Eden Mill has partnered with biotech firm MiAlgae to help produce a sustainable source of Omega-3-rich microalgae.
key-store-lanark

Wilson goes all in on food to go

Margins are up at Keystore More Lanark .
Simon Hannah Portrait

Big honour for Hannah

Simon Hannah, boss of Glasgow-based JW Filshill, has taken up the role of chairman of wholesale buying group Unitas.
Woman shopping

Caution amid good growth

Figures for the four weeks to 26 August found Scottish sales increased by 1.9% on a like-for-like basis compared to August 2016
Dominic Watkins, head of the food group at business law firm DWF.

Marketing ban not a cure-all for obesity crisis

SCOTLAND has one of the highest rates of obesity in the world. As poor diet is a major contributing factor to the issue, it...
Birthday revamp - Ski marks 50th anniversary

Birthday revamp – Ski marks 50th anniversary

SKI is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a revamp, digital marketing campaign and new flavour of mousse, pictured. To take advantage of the growth...
PayPoint sign

Printer upgrade from PayPoint

Paypoint has updated the printing solution for its Collect+ delivery service.