Booker posts 3.5% increase
THE Booker cash & carry group had a good second quarter, posting a 3.5% increase in like-for-like sales. Non-tobacco sales were up by 6.9%,...
A reprieve on ATM fee cut
LINK, the UK’s main cash machine network, has scrapped a proposed cut in the fee that banks pay each other when their customers withdraw...
Capitalise on Minions craze with Yazoo and Premier Foods
Milk drinks brand Yazoo and ambient products firm Premier Foods are both bringing fun to kids' mealtimes thanks to the hugely popular Minions cartoon characters from the Despicable Me movies.
Milk brand lends a hand
SCOTTISH dairy brand Graham’s has teamed up with mental health charities SAMH and Mind as part of its #MyGrahamsMoments campaign
Pandemic acceleration
Increasing growth as restrictions return
Turton to leave Nisa
NEIL Turton, chief executive of member-owned wholesaler and symbol group Nisa, will quit the role in spring next year.
Turton who has spent 23 years...
Illicit cigs market share jumps by 29%
THE share of the tobacco market taken by illicit products significantly increased last year, despite extra resources having been committed to combating the crime...
Relief for retailers as sales rise
FOLLOWING the disappointment of April, retailers in Scotland saw like for like sales increase by 1.8% in May compared to the same month in 2017.
Wave of grant applications
MORE than 71,000 applications have been received for coronavirus business support grants in Scotland
PO posts cash withdrawal record
THE Post Office handled more cash withdrawals and deposits in November than over any single month in its 360-year history.
The latest figures from the...
Rich shoppers want it cheap
WEALTHY British consumers are among the keenest bargain hunters in the nation’s supermarkets and stores and last year launches of economy food and drinks...
Is #candysalad the next TikTok trend?
Confectionery wholesaler Hancocks reckons the new TikTok social media trend #candysalads is a prime one for c-store retailers to make the most out of.
Scottish sales ‘very troubling’
Retailers in Scotland have seen another month of disappointing sales .
You caramel be serious about Terry’s new Chocolate Ball!
Terry’s caramel be serious with its new Chocolate Caramel Ball
Just Eat? Just Asda
Asda has teamed up with Just Eat to launch a pizza delivery trial at four stores across the UK
McQueen dairies to dream
Glasgow-based dairy McQueens has purchased Müller’s East Kilbride facility as part of a multi-million pound expansion .
