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Tesco bans all plastic ring packs

Tesco has pledged to scrap all soft plastic rings and shrink wrap packaging from its beer and cider range.
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Manufacturers go extra mile

Scottish firms step up during COVID crisis
A group of people taking part in the Simon Howie Puddin Race 5k run on Burns Night.

Simon Howie’s Puddin’ Race hailed as a Burns Night success

Butchery brand Simon Howie has helped to raise over £1,000 for mental health charity SAMH as part of its inaugural Puddin' Race initiaitive.

Vanilla’s back

TEN years after its last appearance on British shelves, CCE has brought back Vanilla Coke. This time around it comes in a 330ml can, 500ml...
Primary schools across Cumbernauld will benefit from the initiative being financed by Spar Clyne Condorrat and equipment manufacturer Hazkit – with Whitelees Primary being the first recipient of the LifeVac device.

Store’s gift of life at schools

Some 31 primary schools in the Cumbernauld area are set to receive new life-saving equipment thanks to local community store Spar Clyne Condorrat.
Donna and Bruce Morgan

Retailers react to another lockdown

Scottish retailers share their experiences as customers get to grips with the return of strict Covid-19 rules
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Turnaround is working well

CJ Lang briefs suppliers on sales growth

Community care

Glasgow retailer Mohammed Rajack was paid a visit by Camelot's Nigel Railton in recognition of the £2.2m his customers have raised for good causes
Headshot of Stephane Berset, UK general manager at JTI UK.

JTI appoints new general manager for the UK

Nicotine products firm JTI UK has appointed Stephane Berset has its new UK general manager, who will oversee new incoming legislation for the country.
Snappy Group has launched a new Irish home delivery app called Centra Go.

Convenience in brief | Snappy, Nisa, Jisp and PayPoint news

Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from Snappy Group, Nisa and Jisp, and PayPoint.
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E-cigs turn up the options

More players are entering the electronic cigarettes market and new developments are increasingly frequent ELECTRONIC cigarettes have provided one of the fastest-growing categories in c-store...
Some small stores say they are seeing increased tobacco sales while they can still display tobacco but others have seen no positive effect.

JTI removes gantry from Aberdeen tobacco ban store

Tobacco firm JTI has removed a tobacco gantry from an Aberdeen store hit by a tobacco retailing ban. Shriraj Gindha, trading as Tony's Newsagent, Victoria...
Laura Morrison

Employment law set for changes

We now have a new UK government, the first single-party government for five years. In terms of employment regulations what could be in store? What...

Nisa posts £3m loss

Mutually-owned buying group Nisa has announced the first annual loss in its history after a year in which it lost its biggest customer and ...
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Scotland’s Top Brands: 10-19

Spotlight on the top Scottish food and drink brands of 2022 from 10-19.
John McNeill, regional operations director, Co-operative Food.

Blurred lines in 2020 vision

C-STORE operators will have to think carefully about the products and services they offer over the next five years, as the lines between retailers...