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Tobacco gantry

Menthol ban arrives

THE sale of menthol cigarettes will be banned from 20 May
Scottish shoppers have been buying lots of cold remedies as bad weather continues.

Shoppers buy for rainy days

Ongoing dismal summer weather and inflationary pressures appear to have impacted on shopper behaviour and sales across the grocery and convenience channels.
Retailers should consider lower-calorie options to match demands, say bosses for White Claw.

White Claw aims for healthy sales

Bosses for the hard seltzer White Claw believe retailers can capitalise on the demand from younger drinkers for lower-calorie options.
Border boss John Cunningham

Boosting Border

BORDER Biscuits has secured a lucrative listing deal with Sainsbury’s.
Rachel Reeves stands at a podium in parliament.

Employer national insurance contributions frozen as OBR leaks Autumn Budget details

Details about the UK Government's Autumn Budget has been leaked early as the Office for Budget Responsibility unveiled an early report detailing elements of the statement.

Major deal for Menzies

LOGISTICS giant Menzies Distribution has reached an agreement to deliver all daily and regional weekly newspapers printed by the UK’s largest news publisher, Reach...
Scotmid Drinks Lab

Sober brand in Scotmid

Port Glasgow-based small-batch soda manufacturer The Start-Up Drinks Lab has been celebrating after securing a multi-store listing in Scotmid.
Alex and David Equi stand holding certificates for Great Taste Awards for their products as well as a commercial tub of the brand's ice cream.

Equi’s scoops up Great Taste Awards for ice cream range

Hamilton-born ice cream brand Equi's Ice Cream has scooped up 11 stars across seven of its products at the 2025 Great Taste Awards.

Land of the free

There are more free-from products available than ever before. But, to make the most of a booming market, what should c-stores stock? And how...
Craig Brown, retail director at JW FIlshill, was bullish about the firm’s prospects.

Doubling down at JW Filshill

DOUBLE the size of the business by 2031. In a nutshell, that’s the plan at JW Filshill and recent success for the wholesaler suggests its an ambition worth taking seriously.
Spar Marie Curie

Yellow effort raises funds

FOLLOWING its fantastic effort that raised £640,000 for Marie Curie in 2017, Spar stores got right behind the charity again last month.
Kerry Fresh van

Kerryfresh is no more

DELIVERED wholesaler Kerryfresh has entered administration due to ongoing financial pressure and loss of customers.
Shoplifting, violent crime and ATM ram raids are all issues facing c-stores

ACS Crime Report reveals huge cost of criminality

Crime report makes for grim reading
Hamlyns boss Alan Meikle

A big year for porridge maker

Hamlyns hitting the spot in unusual times

CJ Lang takes two more – Carnoustie stores aquired

SPAR wholesaler and retailer CJ Lang has bought two Spar stores and post offices in Carnoustie from independent retailer and former Scottish Grocers’ Federation...
Members of Lanark Business Group launch Totally Locally Lanark.

Lanark totals up the local touch

Businesses say spend a fiver and build your town’s economy CONSUMERS in a Scottish market town are being urged to think local, buy local and...