Co-op partners with The Hacking Games to help prevent future cyber crime
The Co-op has partnered up with The Hacking Games to help create more ethical cybersecurity opportunities for young people across the UK.
Biscuit firms boxing clever
Boxed biscuits have long been marketed as festive gifts and giant brand McVitie’s has updated its festive boxes and tins for 2016.
McVitie’s Snowglobe Tin...
Minimum wage set to soar
National Minimum Wage to hit £7.20 in 2016
New National Living Wage of £9 by 2020
Convenience retailers have been left reeling by last month’s Budget announcement,...
Ice cream and pizza appeal
FROZEN foods have done well since the recession arrived. A number of frozen food sub-categories, especially burgers, were negatively affected by the horse meat...
IVG aims to offer vape debate solution
Vaping device brand IVG believes its 2400 product could be the answer to many concerns that the public have around disposable vapes.
New limits bring sales hangover
Nielsen research finds beer, wine and spirits feel the pain as blood limits change.
Grocers hit harder than c-stores but spirits miss out on Christmas...
SGF highlights the true cost of wage hikes to business
The SGF has said that the true cost of employment for retail businesses has now jumped up massively following a hike in national living wages.
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...
Taylors Snacks fits crisps to the month
Taylors Snacks aims to build up excitement with consumers throughout the month of January through its range of crisps options.
TRA: New regs hurting c-stores
A new survey conducted by the Tobacco Retailers’ Alliance suggests convenience stores are already feeling the impact of new tobacco legislative measures, even before...
Payzone wins major contract
Post Office and Payzone retailers will now be able to process Scottish Gas payments
Are you an Allwyn’s Local Retail Champion for 2025?
National Lottery operator is searching for this year’s most community minded shopkeepers
A step for DRS prep
Up to 60 jobs are set to be created in Aberdeen by waste management firm Biffa in preparation for the deposit return scheme.
Forecourt retail ‘flourishing in face of adversity’
Petrol Retailers Association boss Gordon Balmer has been explaining why the forecourt retail sector is a thriving and vital part of the convenience channel.
£50k for venison
THE Scottish Venison Association has been awarded a £50,000 grant from the Scottish Government
Loch Lomond Group opens the new Luss Distillery
The Loch Lomond Group has opened its new multi-million-pound distillery and visitor experience, Luss Distillery, on the banks of Loch Lomond.
