Girish Jeeva, store owner of Premier Girish's @ Barmulloch.

Tech advantages of retail opportunities

Girish Jeeva, store owner of Premier Girish's @ Barmulloch has been touting the benefits of investing in the new tech to help improve the running of his store.
Lambrini bottles

Lambrini acquired

Accolade Wines has acquired Lambrini. This is Accolade’s third acquisition in the past year, following the purchase of Katnook Estate and Rolf Binder Wines in Australia.

App gains driver fleet

Convenience retail app provider Jisp has entered into a new partnership offering retailers access to a fleet of drivers
40 North on Lewis, last year’s winner of the Highlands and Islands Food and Drink Awards Independent Retailer of the Year title.

Looking for the northern stars

THE hunt is on for the businesses that will be winners of the Highlands & Islands Food & Drink Awards in the established programme’s...
Jisp and GroceryAid

Tech support for industry

Jisp is using its shopping services to raise funds for GroceryAid as part of a new partnership with the retail industry charity.
Filshill Grocery Aid

Filshill backs Grocery Aid

GLASGOW-based wholesaler JW Filshill has teamed up with GroceryAid to offer mental health support to depot staff.
Woman and man looking at a graph on an tablet computer

Digital push from Unitas

Buying group launches insights programme
Müller Wiseman Dairies

Mooving on up

MILK producer Müller Wiseman Dairies aims to put a bit of the white stuff on faces across the UK this month. It’s teaming up with...
A group of people stand in Spar Kincorth for a live broadcast of Original 106 Breakfast Show.

Spar Kincorth played host to Original 106 broadcast

Aberdeenshire store Spar Kincorth recently played host to north-eastern radio station Original 106 with its Breakfast Show taking place inside the store.

The early bird gets the licensing worm

With 2019 now upon us, the first batch of personal licence renewals will be due by September. The Scottish Government has advised personal licence holders to submit their renewal application by 31 May 2019, but licensing specialist Janet Hood has suggested retailers apply even earlier than that
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Brighter news for Scottish retail

The retail picture across Scotland is looking a little brighter as we head into the crucial Christmas trading period
The image on the left showcases Finsbury Food Group cakes and bakes, the image on the right shows Lola's Cupcakes Red Velvet cupcakes. A diagonal white line separates the images in the middle.

Finsbury Food Group acquires majority stake in Lola’s Cupcakes

Bakery goods firm Finsbury Food Group has acquired a majority stake in premium cupcakes brand Lola's Cupcakes, opening up the e-commerce market to Finsbury.
Scotland top 20 FMCG 2023

Top 20 FMCG brands in Scotland 2023

Kantar research reveals the FMCGs (fast moving consumer goods) that are most frequently chosen by the nation's consumers
Helen Kershaw

New face at GroceryAid

RETAIL industry charity GroceryAid has announced the appointment of Helen Kershaw to the role of marketing communications manager.

The $1.3tr question

What is a snack, anyway? The definition can be elusive but what isn’t in doubt is that global sales of quick and easy eats,...

Frozen set to move on

THE last 12 months saw the slowest growth in frozen foods in the UK for many years according to the latest market update from...