New face for chocolate giant
MARS has a new UK chocolate chief: Blas Maquivar will take up the role of president Mars Chocolate UK & Global Retail next month.
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Leading the way in quaff sales – Maxwell’s Clarkston
THE doors may only have opened in August of last year, but Maxwell’s Clarkston has already established itself as a veritable Aladdin’s cave of...
Scotmid celebrates third year of growth
Turnover and profits both up at co-operative society
Lifestyle adds Value
SYMBOL group Lifestyle Express has launched two new symbol store formats in a bid to help its retailers compete with discounters and other stores.
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Food solid but retail still struggles
Food sales continue to buck the trend in Scottish retail.
Inflation rises for second month in a row
Inflation has steadily creeped back upwards for a second month in a row, according to the final data release from the Office for National Statistics in 2024.
Scots shine at Fed event
Highly regarded Scottish retailer set out his vision for the Fed as he was elected national president the day after three other Scots won honours at the Fed Awards.
Cows come to CJ Lang
Graham's The Family Dairy has entered a new two-year partnership with Spar wholesaler CJ Lang .
Brownings rolls out to Co-op stores
Kilmarnock bakery firm Brownings the Bakers has announced a new deal with Co-op that will see its goods roll out to stores across North Ayrshire.
Brand demand is high in Scotland
Lesley Ann Gray, strategic insight director at Worldpanel by Numerator, offers some additional insight into the Top 50 Scottish Brands in Scotland for 2025.
Pledge to protect cash
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is backing a cash payment initiative from product review and consumer rights group Which?
Christmas concern
Food sales continued growth was the only positive to take from latest Scottish Retail Sales Monitor figures produced for the Scottish Retail Consortium by KPMG.
Ready seltzer go at Burton
BEER giant Molson Coors is spending £25m to upgrade its brewery in Burton-upon-Trent including the installation of a hard seltzer canning line.
This follows the...
Jones moves in at Nisa
AMANDA Jones, a veteran of Waitrose and Marks and Spencer, is now Nisa’s chief operating officer. In the newly-created role she will report directly...
Health policy to hit food to go
Paper from FSS puts food to go in the spotlight with proposed restrictions
Tobacco firm launches consumer pack info
AS plain packs which comply with rules governing cigarette and tobacco products in the UK after 20 May next year begin to appear in...
