Nisa raises one million
NISA donated more than £1 million to local charities last year through its Making a Difference Locally (MADL) charity.
Strength to be found in Scotland’s food & drink
Scotland Food & Drink's new Showcasing Scotland 2024 event could potential have raised over £70million for the sector with interest from global markets.
From store to door
Wholesaler JW Filshill has announced a partnership with online shopping platform Appy Shop
Lotto double prize weekend
CAMELOT will double every fixed-cash prize in this Saturday’s Lotto draw.
IQOS Iluma ‘is future of tobacco now’
Philip Morris Limited has been highlighting its 'heat not burn' IQOS Iluma as an alternative to traditional tobacco options and vapes.
Police Scotland Retail Crime Taskforce welcomed
The Scottish Retail Consortium has welcomed the launch of Police Scotland’s Retail Crime Taskforce and Action Plan – set up using £3million of Scottish Government funding.
Gushing onwards
Bottled water multiplies sales by 40 in 30 years to take one in five of all soft drinks
Have bottled water sales grown and diversified...
Recruitment blitz at Nisa
NISA Retail celebrated a succesful year of recruitment at its Nisa Expo virtual conference event held last month.
Mini market forces
No two c-stores are absolutely alike and the term ‘convenience store essential’ can mean different things to different people. Scottish Grocer visited two very...
Building paths back to the workplace
Legal expert Claire Maclean, from Dentons UK and Middle East LLP, based in Scotland, looks at government guidance for employers to support those returning to work after a career break.
Creamery set to close
Dairy co-operative First Milk has announced plans to close Arran Creamery after it failed to find a buyer for the site .
Stuck with illegal stock
Data suggests retailers left with tobacco stock they can’t sell
THOUSANDS of retailers may have been left with tobacco stock it is now illegal for...
We’ll reconsider shopworker law
Parties tell SGF hustings that Holyrood could look again at parity with emergency services for offences against store staff
CALLS for shop workers to be...
ScotGov announces one year rates holiday
RETAILERS are set to benefit from 100% business rates relief to the end of the 2021/22 financial year.
Scottish Government finance secretary Kate Forbes MSP...
Fireworks change
NEW pyrotechnics legislation making changes to firework retailers’ record-keeping practices and signage, has come into force,the Association of Convenience Stores reports on its website.
The...
Preparing for DRS: What does the deposit return scheme mean for Scottish retailers?
The upcoming deposit return scheme (DRS) will launch in October 2027 and will transform how we recycle bottles and cans. Retailers will play a key role in the scheme by offering return points for consumers to bring back their drinks containers.
