Camelot courting independents

CAMELOT has launched a new support package for independent retailers. The National Lottery operator has invested £4m in new POS materials as well as reinstating...

Iconic Glasgow building may host food giant

Iconic Glasgow building may host food giant RUMOURS are flying around the west end of Glasgow that high-end American retailer Whole Foods Market is moving...
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JTI appoints new general manager for the UK

Nicotine products firm JTI UK has appointed Stephane Berset has its new UK general manager, who will oversee new incoming legislation for the country.
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Diageo celebrates a Royal Five

Spirits company Diageo has received five Royal Warrants of Appointment from King Charles III across a range of its wine and spirits brands.

Specials up in tough market

THE UK tea market is showing no overall growth despite an upturn in sales of specialist lines such as green tea and decaf products,...

It’s time to spice up your food to go

Customers seeking more from stores, firms say Food to go is a key component of many a retailer’s business, with an attractive offer having the...
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Online course aims to train green champs

RETAILERS and other businesses across Scotland are being urged to take advantage of a free training course that turns nominated employees into certified Green...
Majestic branding will end

Majestic is no more

SPECIALIST wine retailer Majestic will disappear from British high streets, as the firm is set to rebrand as Naked Wines

Brewer adds firepower

Scottish brewer Innis & Gunn has added some more firepower to its directorial arsenal with three new appointments.

Symbol chain set to use the payphone

APPLE Pay, the iPhone 6 and Apple Watch-based contacless payment system, is due to launch in the UK this month. And symbol group Spar...

Guide for New Tobacco Display Laws goes onto iPhones

THE Fingertip Guide to the New Tobacco Display Laws, produced earlier this year by the Scottish Wholesale Association and the Scottish Grocers’ Federation with...

Retailer Reality – the illicit nicotine trade

Convenience retailers from across central Scotland have spoken of an explosion in the illicit nicotine trade and criticised the authorities for failing to act.

Symbol store numbers drop

THE number of symbol stores in Britain dropped last year and the number of non-affiliated c-stores increased in what appears to have been a...
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PayPoint launches refer a friend

PAYPOINT has introduced a new ‘refer a friend’ reward scheme for existing partners as it seeks to recruit new retailers to the platform. The promotion,...

Drink to success – Day-Today Wallyford

Awards profile - Best Soft Drinks Outlet of the Year ‘COMMUNITY’ is a word you will hear often if you spend any time with Mohammed...
Mohammed Issa and family

Champion of Dundee

THE Scottish Grocer team was saddened to learn that Dundee retailer Mohammed Issa has died.