Jetting into the social scene
PHILLIPS 66, owner of Jet, has launched what it says is the first consumer-facing Facebook page for a major fuel brand. The move is...
Scotmid feels the cold as sales slip
EDINBURGH-based co-operative Scotmid saw sales and profit slip in the first six months of its trading year, compared to the same period last year,...
Calls for off-trade tax
Scotland's national alcohol charity has called for a retailer tax levy on off-trade sales to support alcohol treatment across Scotland.
Co-op trials free customer taxis
THE Co-op plans to trial a delivery service in Edinburgh that will offer customers – and their shopping – a free taxi home.
Following a...
Nisa raises one million
NISA donated more than £1 million to local charities last year through its Making a Difference Locally (MADL) charity.
Nisa’s £6m price help for c-stores
Nisa has announced a £6 million investment into the wholesale price of more than 1000 branded products as part of its bid to support its retailers.
Paying the price of modesty – Retailers footing censor costs
Retailers left footing the bill to hide lads’ mag covers
RETAILERS are not being supplied with modesty boards to cover all the lads’ mags which...
No advantage served in July
Food sales in deep decline as sports triumphs and heatwave of 2013 can’t be matched
DO you remember how exciting it was when Andy...
Be in with the sitting-in crowd
Consumers have invested in, and have come to expect, high-quality home entertainment services
Many of the major charities have latched on to the big night...
McColls deal set to revive Safeway
SUPERMARKET brand Safeway is set to make a return thanks to a new supply deal reached between McColl’s Retail Group and Morrison Supermarkets PLC.
Happy Chilli sauces online
The Happy Chilli Company is the latest entrant into the fast growing hot sauce market, and with a gourmet range that covers sauces, relishes,...
Aldi acceleration continues
24 stores were opened across November and December
Nisa unveils new format
Symbol offers virtual tour of Express store
Convenient purchase brings improvements
Nisa boss Ken Towle sees quality in Co-op offer
Fuel supplier offers support for retailers
Certas Energy has launched a new online resource for forecourt retailers, offering free access to personal wellbeing tools, learning courses and a number of discounts
Pernod Ricard’s Chris Shead talks premium spirits in the off trade
C-stores are ‘missing a trick’
