Melody Chapman Typhoo

Changes at the top

Typhoo Tea Limited has appointed Melody Chapman to the newly created role of sales and marketing director.

Tahir’s the van man

DUNDEE retailer Tahir Mahmood has won a Ford van worth £12,000 from Booker and Miller Genuine Draft. Mahmood, the manager of City Booze in...
SGF public affairs adviser John Lee.

New life plan for Scots centres

But could policies to help the high street simply make c-store life tougher still? RATES concessions for a wider range of businesses, new housing and...
The new coffee brand expands Love Mushrooms’ existing Empower Range of high-performance products.

Love Mushrooms Boosts its range with a new coffee brand

The new coffee brand expands Love Mushrooms’ existing Empower Range of high-performance products.
Colm Johnstone, retail managing director at Booker, next to an exterior shot of a Premier store.

Booker highlights that flexibility is the way to profitability

Premier has become a UK-wide success story as a business that is now worth over £2billion as Booker continues to strengthen its customer relationships.

Parents go DIY at feeding time

RESEARCH by analysis firm Mintel found that sales of wet and dry baby food in Britain dropped by 14% between 2012 and 2015 as...
Nisa logo

Landmark Opening

NISA has hit a major milestone, with the opening of its 1,000th symbol store.

The top of the milk

MULLER Wiseman Dairies has appointed Sean Whitfield as Business Unit Director – Cream in advance of the autumn opening of the firm’s butter plant...

Newsagents slam Mail

THE National Federation of Retail Newsagents has expressed dismay at the news that last month’s increase in the price of the Daily Mail would...
Pandemic restrictions hit the hospitality sector hard in 2021, but off sales continued to perform well as Scottish consumers socialised at home.

Top Scottish Off Sales Brands 2021

The pandemic effect can still be felt in the off-trade, although some are heading back to hospitality

Concentrated effort

SHOPPERS are increasing the number of clothes care products they are buying and are buying them more frequently, according to Katharine Crossland, Unilever commercial...
Belhaven rolled out new pack designs across its Best and Black beers last year.

Make it clear with Scottish beer

Convenience retailers should look to eye-catching Scottish brands for off-trade consumers seeking home-grown beers – and Belhaven reckons it has the answer.

A summer of sizzle

Wholesaler Landmark reckons it can send retailers’ summer sales soaring with deals on best-selling barbecue essentials from the middle of this month to the start...
The four-can pack, including the Thatchers Zero variant, gives consumers more choice, says the cider maker.

Thatchers Cider takes leading role in Scotland

Thatchers Cider has been stressing the importance of the four-can pack format, while also telling retailers that data shows it is the fastest-growing cider maker in Scotland.
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Wholesome recruitment

WOMEN in wholesale has launched a new job finder offering free vacancy advertising for any roles in the wholesale, retail and FMCG sectors
United Wholesale Grocers frontage at Glasgow depot.

Nabeel Ramzan steps down from United Wholesale Grocers position

FORMER joint owner of United Wholesale Grocers (UWG) Nabeel Ramzan has stepped down from his position to focus on his personal pursuits.