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The road well travelled

Retailers in Glasgow and across the Central Belt need to prepare for the impact that congestion, road closures and parking restrictions might have during...
Asim Sarwar, managing director, United Wholesale (Scotland).

UWS sales up 5% to £212m

GLASGOW-based cash and carry, wholesale, and symbol group company United Wholesale (Scotland) saw sales rise by 4.8% to reach £212m for the year to...

Tesco repeats food bank campaign

TESCO customers helped to donate 3.5m meals during the supermarket’s second National Food Collection appeal last month – the equivalent, it said, of 26,000...
The Rustlers range is well suited to the consumer desire for a 'fakeaway', says Kepak.

Kepak pushes the ‘fakeaway’ opportunity

Kepak reckons convenience retailers can capitalise on the consumer demand for a 'fakeaway' through its Rustlers range of chilled ready meals.

Gushing onwards

Bottled water multiplies sales by 40 in 30 years to take one in five of all soft drinks Have bottled water sales grown and diversified...

Seasons beatings

Summer should give a helping hand to sales of many, but not necessarily all, drinks. Who are the champs of June, July and August? SUMMER...
Allwyn will be taking over the running of The National Lottery on 1 February 2024.

Allwyn sets out online lottery tasks

Allwyn, the incoming operator of The National Lottery, is urging c-store owners to visit its online retailer portal as soon as possible so that their is no interruption to the service.

Wall’s aims for a sunny side up

WALL’S aims to make its thick pork sausages a barbecue must with a three-month promotion giving customers the chance to win cash by predicting...
Ross Kerr smiles at a camera wearing a shirt and tie with a jacket.

Industry stalwart Ross Kerr dies

Prominent player in the Scottish retail sector Ross Kerr has sadly died. Ross was best known for his work to introduce Walkers crisps in Scotland.

Cut price Cosmo adds 59%

A slashed cover price, increased distribution of free copies and the introduction of pop-up distribution points all helped women’s magazine Cosmopolitan turn in the...
A life-saving defibrillator, in store at Scotmid, Torrance.

Life saving retail

EDINBURGH-based retailer Scotmid Co-operative is adding more life-saving defibrillators to its stores. The scheme, part of a national partnership between the retailer and the Scottish...
Motor Fuel Group Wheel2Win promotional image offering consumers the chance to win £10,000 cash through the firm's Spin-To-Win game on the app.

MFG drives footfall for forecourts

Independent forecourt operator Motor Fuel Group has kicked off a new prize promotion offering shoppers the chance to win a massive £10,000.

How to scare up a success

The team at Barassie Day-Today goes the extra mile at Halloween.
A bottle of Johnnie Walker Black Label is next to two cocktail serves set against an orange and yellow background.

Diageo celebrates a Royal Five

Spirits company Diageo has received five Royal Warrants of Appointment from King Charles III across a range of its wine and spirits brands.

New roles at Filshill

JW Filshill has bolstered its management team with two top-level appointments

Ambition is in store for the Premier Symbol

Booker celebrated the opening of its 500th Premier store in Scotland in May with further ambitions to use the store to help the symbol grow further.