Invest in partners

INVEST Northern Ireland has facilitated a partnership between CJ Lang and Northern Ireland beef brand, Hellbent.
DRINKS giant Diageo says it will invest £1bn in its whisky operation over the next five years.

£1bn worth of coppers

DRINKS giant Diageo says it will invest £1bn in its whisky operation over the next five years. The company, which has Bell’s, Johnnie Walker, J&B,...

Trading up for a sharing season

Make sure you don’t leave it too late to stock up on festive drinks, that’s the advice from Pernod Ricard. Channel director Impulse James Middleton...

Pub boss wins store go-ahead

A Dundee pub and club owner is set to make his first move into convenience retailing after councillors approved plans to turn one of...

Players brings on two subs

PLAYER’S has introduced two new lines in what brand owner Imperial Tobacco calls the “sub-economy sector”, which the firm estimates will account for 7.67%...

PRA chair set to stay on board

THE man who heads up the representative body that speaks for fuel dealers and forecourt businesses has committed to continuing in the role. Brian Madderson...

Quitting by vape looks to be safe

Two-year study finds no evidence of harm.
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C-store heroes take prizes

Retailers have been singled out for prizes for service to their communities as part of the High Street Heroes Awards
Plenty of quality products will be showcased at Scotland's Speciality Food & Drink Show.

Event to promote top Scottish produce

Scottish c-store retailers will have the chance to check out some of the nation’s finest produce at Scotland’s Speciality Food & Drink Show.
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Asda launches first Scottish ‘On the Move’ store

ASDA has opened its first ‘Asda On the Move’ format store in Scotland. The new forecourt c-store opened its doors at The Centre (formerly...
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Change at Co-op group

There is a new man at the top of Co-operative Federal Retail and Trading Services
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Parking charges confirmed

Workplace parking charges will now be enforceable by law after the Scottish Parliament approved the Transport (Scotland) Bill.
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Multiples make solid headway

“Volume sales have increased by less than 1%, meaning it’s price rises keeping supermarket performance buoyant"
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Recruitment brings in new customers

Best-one nets ex-Costcutter and Mace stores
The Scottish Grocer team and FareShare Scotland are joining forces again this year.

Scottish Grocer appeal to help families

Scottish Grocer has teamed up with surplus food distribution charity FareShare Scotland once again to launch the Scottish Grocer Christmas Food Collection to ensure no one goes without this festive season.

Calls for support following poor festive footfall

THE Scottish Retail Consortium has called for the Scottish Government to do more to support the high street, following the publication of dire footfall...