Food falls but is best sector
DESPITE being down 1.4% on the same month a year earlier, food sales in Scotland during January 2015 recorded their best performance since June...
Greens set for UK expansion
Greens Retail is set to take its stores UK-wide after clinching a five-year deal with Nisa. Marking a major expansion for the Fife-based symbol, the deal with Nisa – worth up to £200million – is set to last for the next five years as Greens is committed to expand its portfolio south of the border.
A lot to learn from DRS trial
Envipco aims to ‘demystify’ deposit return
SGF highlights true cost of Budget hikes in new study
The SGF has highlighted the true cost of employment to convenience store employers following new rises to wages and National Insurance coming into force on 1 April.
Morrisons plans major price cuts
TROUBLED supermarket chain Morrisons is slashing margins to compete more closely with the discounters. Last month’s move raised fear of a price war, with...
Scotland’s top brands: 8. Malcolm Allan
Scottish Grocer puts the spotlight on the top Scottish take-home food and drink brands in Scotland using the list compiled by Kantar, here taking a look at brand No.8 – Malcolm Allan.
Scotland’s top alcohol brands: 6 & 7
Scottish Grocer puts the spotlight on the top Scottish take-home alcoholic drink brands in Scotland using the list compiled by Kantar, here taking a look at brands 6 and 7.
Two join Portman
TENNENT’s parent firm C&C Group and Mark Anthony Brands, the firm behind White Claw, have joined alcohol industry social responsibility body The Portman Group.
Mix up drinks options for sunnier days
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has pushed convenience store operators to keep in a core range of mixer options that shoppers can turn to for those unexpected sunny days in Scotland when they want to enjoy a drink in their back gardens.
Relief for Pakistan
UK investor the Bestway Group has raised over $2 million to support victims of the devastating floods that have hit Pakistan.
Budget thumps cigs not drinks
Chancellor raises cheers from beer, cider and spirits firms but tobacco companies say illict traders will benefit
TOBACCO firms have reacted angrily to the Chancellor’s...
New look… but not yet
SERVICE-payment firm PayPoint is to adopt a new logo, but branded terminals and signs in stores won’t change for a while.
The new look is...
Title with prestige
BILL White has been named a Master of the Quiach.
Loco scores its first 50
LOCO, Nisa’s symbol group for smaller c-stores, now has 50 branches across the UK including four in Scotland. One of the Scottish outlets is...
The Fed mourns retail pioneer Margaret Adams
Senior members of the Fed have been paying tribute to its first-ever female national president, Margaret Adams, following news of the former Scottish retailer's passing.
Power lines – demanding toys and gadgets
THANKS, in part, to so many toys, gaming gadgets and computer peripherals relying on AA or AAA power, the mainstream battery market in Britain...
