Lipton lifestyle

Staying ahead with premium

Britvic finds premium increasingly important
Drinks sit on a white marble table with a bottle of Franklin & Sons Sicillian Lemon on the table next to a vase.

Franklin & Sons adapts to changing tastes

As consumers' tastes shift in the spirits market, so too will their desire for the mixers that come with them and Franklin & Sons reckons it can meet this.

Golden ticket stand for winning stores

The National Lottery has created limited edition gold play stations for shops that have sold tickets worth more than £1m
Cabinets in a shop with vaping products in them.

Vape levy set to come in from April 2026

UK Government has announced a string of new regulations on vaping products in an effort to clamp down on the trade of illicit vapes.
Theresa May and EU flags

Brexit means challenges

Scottish independent retailers say Brexit is already affecting business
Different cigar brands

Cigars can be your Christmas cracker

Brands and format choice stars of the season
Two children play infront of a McColls store front

Morrisons snaps up McColl’s

Supermarket committed to retaining all existing staff MORRISONS has acquired McColl’s Retail Group, saving around 16,000 jobs in the process. Following a bidding war between Morrisons...
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The Convenience Guide Scotland 2019/20

Read insight & advice for convenience retailers right here
Shelf of pastries

Industry unites against takeaway ban

Trade associations sound economic alarm SCOTTISH hospitality and retail groups have called on the Scottish Government to ensure takeaway and click and collect services are...

Selling salmon

WITH demand for high protein snacks on the rise the Meatsnacks Group, the company behind Wild West Jerky, has decided the time is right...
Black Friday queues

A sluggish autumn performance

SCOTTISH retailers had a bit of a struggle in October

At home in the heart of the city – Oaka Supercity

Update: Oaka Supercity was awarded the Innovation Award at the Scottish Grocer Awards 2019. Click here to view their profile video » With a name...
Maxine Fraser and Pete Cheema relaunch the Don't Put Up With It! campaign.

Fresh focus on store crimes

Scottish retail leaders have again highlighted to politicians the rising levels of violent and abusive crime being faced by store workers as official police figures show that shoplifting is soaring.

‘You’re asking for it’ campaign heads to North Lanarkshire

ADULTS who buy alcohol for children in North Lanarkshire are asking for a fine of up to £5,000 – or even a jail term. That’s...
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A solid outlook for forecourt retailing

Petrol Retailers Association chief executive Brian Madderson talks filling station numbers, fuel price flux and signs of stability for the sector’s future .
Kerry Fresh van

Kerryfresh is no more

DELIVERED wholesaler Kerryfresh has entered administration due to ongoing financial pressure and loss of customers.