Looming chaos at Dover
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) – the UK’s largest customs and logistics trade group – has warned of a looming Brexit disaster in the new year.
Johnson joins Spar
SPAR UK has appointed Lee Johnson as operations and strategy director
Nudie Snacks cuts out veggie waste
Scottish business Nudie Snacks is using "wonky vegetables" in the making of its cauliflower crisps in a bid to be more eco-friendly.
Retailers react to coronavirus
GROCERY sales are currently booming as fears surrounding the surge in coronavirus cases have led to shoppers purchasing more goods as they prepare for long stints indoors.
Shout about your store
There is still time to submit your entry for the Scottish Grocer Awards 2019
Shop prices ‘fall for first time in nearly three years’
Shop prices are in deflation for the first time in almost three years – bringing hopes of a rise in footfall for retailers, says the Scottish Retail Consortium.
Lottery sales push £7bn
NATIONAL Lottery sales grew 6.9% last year, to reach an all-time high of £6,977.9m according to operator Camelot. Independent stores account for 83% of...
Scotmid to try healthy foods on impulse
INDEPENDENT co-operative Scotmid is piloting a new scheme with Healthier Scotland to encourage consumers to eat better.
Five stores across Edinburgh will run the trial,...
Sell through branded now
Implementation date approaches and, for many retailers, changes to tobacco retailing regulations that will apply when EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD2) comes into force...
Opening up the sails in UK stores
Sailing into the UK just in time for Christmas is Specialty Brands’ Boatyard Sloe Boat Gin.
Crime Doesn’t Pay
IMPERIAL Tobacco has relaunched its anti-illicit tobacco trade website as part of its ongoing ‘Suspect it? Report it!’ trade campaign.
Driving up interest in kids’ water
DANONE waters is aiming to increase bottled water consumption among kids through its Volvic Kids partnership with Disney, which the firm reckons should help...
Global brief for Ivanov
THE new chief commercial officer at Pladis is Dmitry Ivanov.
Sarwar in hot seat at wholesale group
THERE’S a new man at the top of Scotland’s wholesale industry representative organisation. Asim Sarwar is the youngest-ever president of the Scottish Wholesale Association.
The...
Pushing for shopworker protection
THE SCOTTISH Grocers Federation has renewed calls for the Scottish Parliament to introduce greater protections for retail workers under the law.
In a letter to...
Jobs claim questioned
C-store group says big store expansions likely to hit retail employment
ALDI’S pledge to create 35,000 new jobs in the next seven years through UK...
