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TV trend boost for snacks
CREATING excitement around big sporting and television events is key to increasing sales of items people pick up for a...
Lomond seizes chance to grow
Innovative wholesaler Lomond has unveiled ambitious plans for growth. The proposals include a major building project at the main warehouse, expansion of the Cake handmade sweet-treats business, its biggest and best trade show to date and a continued sustainability drive.
Scots top for out-of-home drinks
MORE than a quarter of the on-the-go food and drink packaging used in Scotland in the last year was for drinks, suggesting Scots are...
Heeding the call
Sometimes the best way to find out what’s happening in the world of Scottish convenience retailing is to get out there and see it...
Festive food up but giants fall
SHOPPERS spent a bit more on groceries over Christmas 2014 than in 2013, according to research firm Kantar Worldpanel. But, as was often the...
Social stars for Scotmid
Social Bite, the enterprising business set up to tackle homelessness, is set to have its products stocked in retail outlets for the first time.
Deliver on appeals
THE Scottish Government must deliver on its earlier promise to bring non-domestic rating appeals back into line with England and Wales, says campaign organisation...
Retailer rewards go digital
CAMELOT’s retailer rewards programme is going digital in response to the coronavirus crisis
JW Filshill urges retailers to prepare for disposable vape ban
Glasgow wholesaler JW Filshill has urged its retailers to act now to phase out disposable vape stock with a new guide that covers off the legislation.
In with the new
Scotmid has continued its expansion across Scotland by opening a new eco-friendly purpose-built convenience store in Drumnadrochit
Health drives reformulation
CCEP continues its cull of sugar
Zero hours could face regulation countdown
Contracts that pay workers only when required can be useful for employer and employee. But fears of exploitation mean they are under scrutiny.
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Matchmaking in the north
FOOD and drink buyers met producers from the North East at Scotland Food & Drink’s regional showcase in Inverurie last month.
Lotto double prize weekend
CAMELOT will double every fixed-cash prize in this Saturday’s Lotto draw.
Final flourish for an otherwise tepid year
TOTAL sales in Scotland during December 2017 were 0.8% higher than for the same month the previous year and food sales were up by 4.4%.
Indie co-op to tie in with symbol group
Clydebank society joins with Keystore in reclaimed store
INDEPENDENT co-operative society Clydebank Co-op is to move outside the wholesaling arrangements of the Co-operative Group and...
