Crossing borders for a kick-off
IRN-BRU agreed what brand owner AG Barr called its biggest signing of the summer when it was unveiled as the headline sponsor of the...
Strong sales on the black market
Over three-quarters of smokers are regularly avoiding taxes by buying tobacco from the black market, abroad or duty free
Christmas topping
In the brave new world of convenience shopping more product categories are coming into festive play
DRINKS and confectionery have long been seen as Christmas...
500 EPOS installs for symbol
Nisa reached a major milestone last month, with the 500th installation of its Evolution EPOS system
Off trade top 50 and most valuable brands
The range of drinks that convenience retailers have to consider, and potentially stock and display, has widened greatly in recent years. Today, with our...
Bru born to support
IRN-BRU is highlighting its role as Official Soft Drink of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games with a new TV advert which will air from...
Crime focus at Holyrood
CPG discusses impact of crime on convenience
TACKLING crime against retailers was the focal point of discussions at the latest meeting of the Cross Party...
A food and drink year in the making
WE are now at the halfway point in Scotland’s Year of Food and Drink which set out to promote the country’s natural larder.
Scotland Food...
Star turns grab a bag of sales
RECENT years have seen consumers watch their pennies and at the same time we’ve witnessed the rise of the ‘big night in’. One result...
Parking charges get green light
MSPs sign off on new parking tax despite warnings from retail
CONTROVERSIAL workplace parking charges have come one step closer to reality following a tight...
Charity on shopping list
Tesco shoppers have been rounding up their spend to the nearest £1 at self-service tills to help support an in-store fundraising campaign for three of the UK’s leading health charities.
Event offers retail insights for producers
An exclusive event giving producers insights for retail strategies and key themes driving grocery trading is being delivered by Scotland Food & Drink on 17 September in Edinburgh.
Ways to keep people sweet
Food and drink insights experts from The Knowledge Bank say people prefer "regular" chocolate to low/no-sugar offerings.
Shoppers strike gold at Scotmid
Scotmid Co-operative store in Pilrig kicked off its new range of local produce and marked the occasion by dishing out 50 golden tickets to...
Value lines crash through target
SIX weeks after launching at the Musgrave trade show, SmartBuy, the new value range from Londis, had exceeded its pre-order target by 41%.
Londis...
ScotGov faces £166million DRS court action
Waste management firm Biffa has welcomed a judge's decision to allow it to pursue a £166million legal claim against the Scottish Government over the failed DRS.
