Call for more support
THE Scottish Retail Consortium has called for additional government support for the sector to help combat a dramatic drop in customer footfall.
Giants could be fined 1%
FINES for major supermarkets judged to have misused their power against suppliers have moved closer. Measures to grant the Groceries Code Adjudicator the power...
Holyrood backs plain packs
Scottish Government strategy sets 5% target for ‘tobacco-free’ Scotland by 2034
THE Scottish Government has stepped up its battle against smoking by backing mandatory standardised...
Awards Profile – Symbol Store of the Year (Single)
Scottish Grocer caught up with Spar Renfrew owner Saleem Sadiq and Angie Gibson store manager after they won the Symbol Store of the Year (Single) last year.
Nestlé trials paper Quality Street tubs
Confectionery giant Nestlé has unveiled its new paper tub trial for the Quality Street brand which will roll out exclusively to Tesco on a trial basis.
UK votes for the top gin brand
Premium gin brand Whitley Neill has been voted as the number one gin brand in the UK, according to a new survey from Sevanta Brandvue.
DRS takes a step forward
Consultancy appointed for the UK's deposit return scheme roll-out.
No change to carriage cost
MENZIES has announced its newspaper carriage charges will remain the same until further notice.
Flaps coming down early
SCOTLAND’S small stores will have to follow the country’s supermarkets and cover up tobacco and related products from 6 April.
But many of the country’s...
Supporting women
Scotmid has become the latest stockist of a revolutionary new brand that aims to tackle period poverty.
Big changes to UWS retail offer
Symbol group controller Thomson has ambitious plans for Day-Today’s future
Morrisons snaps up McColl’s
Supermarket committed to retaining all existing staff
MORRISONS has acquired McColl’s Retail Group, saving around 16,000 jobs in the process.
Following a bidding war between Morrisons...
Juul expands its retail reach
Scottish retailers can now get their hands on Juul vaping products across United Wholesale Scotland’s depots
Nisa charity launches ‘Pink Friday’
Nisa has launched Pink Friday to turn the spotlight from Black Friday retail bargains to the support its Making a Difference Locally charity provides to communities through retailers.
Online sales set to dominate vaping?
THE use of e-cigarettes and, in particular, vaping equipment and liquids is growing but traditional stores may find it difficult to compete for sales...
Director of food named
SIMON Millard has been appointed the new director of food at FareShare.
