Get a share of the binge

TV trend boost for snacks CREATING excitement around big sporting and television events is key to increasing sales of items people pick up for a...
Lomond director Barbara Henderson

Lomond seizes chance to grow

Innovative wholesaler Lomond has unveiled ambitious plans for growth. The proposals include a major building project at the main warehouse, expansion of the Cake handmade sweet-treats business, its biggest and best trade show to date and a continued sustainability drive.

Scots top for out-of-home drinks

MORE than a quarter of the on-the-go food and drink packaging used in Scotland in the last year was for drinks, suggesting Scots are...

Heeding the call

Sometimes the best way to find out what’s happening in the world of Scottish convenience retailing is to get out there and see it...
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Festive food up but giants fall

SHOPPERS spent a bit more on groceries over Christmas 2014 than in 2013, according to research firm Kantar Worldpanel. But, as was often the...
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Social stars for Scotmid

Social Bite, the enterprising business set up to tackle homelessness, is set to have its products stocked in retail outlets for the first time.
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Deliver on appeals

THE Scottish Government must deliver on its earlier promise to bring non-domestic rating appeals back into line with England and Wales, says campaign organisation...
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Retailer rewards go digital

CAMELOT’s retailer rewards programme is going digital in response to the coronavirus crisis
Chris Cobb, store owner of KeyStore Cults in Aberdeen, stands at the till with a vaping gantry behind him.

JW Filshill urges retailers to prepare for disposable vape ban

Glasgow wholesaler JW Filshill has urged its retailers to act now to phase out disposable vape stock with a new guide that covers off the legislation.

In with the new

Scotmid has continued its expansion across Scotland by opening a new eco-friendly purpose-built convenience store in Drumnadrochit

Health drives reformulation

CCEP continues its cull of sugar
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Zero hours could face regulation countdown

Contracts that pay workers only when required can be useful for employer and employee. But fears of exploitation mean they are under scrutiny. WITH the...
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Matchmaking in the north

FOOD and drink buyers met producers from the North East at Scotland Food & Drink’s regional showcase in Inverurie last month.

Lotto double prize weekend

CAMELOT will double every fixed-cash prize in this Saturday’s Lotto draw.

Final flourish for an otherwise tepid year

TOTAL sales in Scotland during December 2017 were 0.8% higher than for the same month the previous year and food sales were up by 4.4%.
Robert Sider: Clydebank Co-op/Keystore outlet striking a chord.

Indie co-op to tie in with symbol group

Clydebank society joins with Keystore in reclaimed store INDEPENDENT co-operative society Clydebank Co-op is to move outside the wholesaling arrangements of the Co-operative Group and...