Wine fans set to trade up?

. WINE could be more important than ever to retailers this Christmas and that very much includes retailers running c-stores, according to Brand Phoenix the...
PayPoint has launched a new service to help FMCG brands and c-store retailers.

PayPoint’s retailer loans move

PayPoint has linked up with Funding Circle to allow the UK’s largest small business lending platform to provide funding access to the payment services provider’s network of 28,000 UK retail partners.
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World Cup gifts and a healthy sales outlook

THE World Cup is almost upon us but will independent and convenience retailers gain all the benefits they possibly can from the massive football...

Change at Camelot

CAMELOT boss Dianne Thompson is standing down after 14 years as CEO of the company. Under her leadership Camelot fought and won two National...
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Contactless limit increase

BARCLAYCARD is rolling out a new £45 contactless limit across UK retailers this month.
ScotGov believes the new MUP will help to cut the number of alcohol-related deaths.

New MUP ‘will do little to help’

Industry leaders have given a mixed reaction to the introduction of a higher minimum unit price (MUP) for alcohol, which has come into force today.
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Prices hit new highs

Shop price inflation has hit its highest rate since the index started in 2005 according to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium.
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Tragic toll of Post Office Horizon scandal

The human cost of the Post Office Horizon scandal has been laid bare by the widow of a postmaster, who says he died as a direct result of the stress caused by the flawed system.

Free Skwishee Day returns

Free Skwishee Day is set to return for this year once again as the frozen fizzy drink firm has announced its new date of Saturday 25 May.
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Local role at Scotmid

SCOTMID has appointed a new local sourcing manager.
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Scotland’s Top Brands: 2. Graham’s

Spotlight on No.2 of the top Scottish food and drink brands of 2022, Graham's
Checkout Scotland, organised by the Scottish GroceryAid branch committee, is once again promising a cracking line-up of musical acts.

GroceryAid Scotland team in full swing

The volunteers of the GroceryAid Scotland committee are all systems go for a busy second half of the year – starting out with the Checkout Scotland flagship musical event.
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Snappy plans to deliver jobs

Paypoint has paid £6.6m for a stake in the Dundee-based Snappy Group home delivery business.
Jisp says its Scan & Save app is hugely popular.

Convenience in brief | Jisp, Knowledge Bank and Chivas news

Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from Jisp, The Knowledge Bank and Chivas Brothers.
HLP’s Gillian Edgar was on hand to distributed free fruit to children.

Spar retailers bearing fruit

FIVE independent Spar stores did their bit to promote healthier dietary choices last month, in partnership with the Healthy Living Programme.
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Promo ban slammed

Retailers voiced their concerns over proposed promotions restrictions at the latest meeting of the Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group for convenience stores