Spar gives back with its Saturday specials

PADDINGTON Bear and Lanarkshire MSP Clare Adamson were the guests of honour at a Motherwell c-store last month when Spar in the town’s Logans...
Shoplifting is rising in Scotland.

Police Scotland Retail Crime Taskforce welcomed

The Scottish Retail Consortium has welcomed the launch of Police Scotland’s Retail Crime Taskforce and Action Plan – set up using £3million of Scottish Government funding.
Aerial image of a bp Asda on the More forecourt station with car wash and tyre services.

Forecourts see benefit of fully managed model, says Air-serv

Air-serv has talked up the benefits of a fully managed model for the forecourt sector following a successful partnership with Asda locations in the UK.
Woman shopping

Caution amid good growth

Figures for the four weeks to 26 August found Scottish sales increased by 1.9% on a like-for-like basis compared to August 2016
Henderson Technology EDGEPoS t EPOS system

Edgepos grows again

Henderson Technology has appointed Petroassist UK as an authorised reseller of its EDGEPoS technology.
purple-tuesday-disabled-customers

Industry backs Purple Tuesday

Stores across UK commit to support disabled customers RETAILERS across the UK are doing their bit to support disabled customers today (12 November) as part...
Shoppers continued to benefit from severe price competition between food and drink retailers but it meant like-for-like food sales in Scotland in June were down on the previous year.

Giants could do better

Giant grocers cleared of systematic price abuse but told to make promo deals clearer Despite concluding that misleading pricing practices are not widespread or systematic among...
Best-in, beef, c-stores

Own-label adds meat range

BESTWAY Wholesale is launching a collection of fresh butchery products under its Best-in own-label for the first time. The 15-item product range is available from...

Soft drinks group contests energy drink health claims

The British Soft Drinks Association has hit back at calls to limit energy drinks consumption by young people. A report on energy drinks published by...
RAC Intelligence Co-ordinator Natasa Wilson, PC Evelyn Hegarty, RAC National Operations Manager Stephanie Karte and a John Lewis Profit Protection Partner (L to R) stand around a Retailers Against Crime display.

Retailers Against Crime highlight scourge at seminar

Retailers Against Crime shared insights and intelligence with retailers in the Edinburgh area as part of a briefing to help crack down on crime.
Tesco has opened several stores in Glasgow’s west end but Say No to Tesco wants chain store numbers to be capped.

Every little doesn’t help

Glasgow group wants limits placed on multiple convenience chains But shops group says retail giants bring business back to high streets A GROUP of residents in...
Bottle of The Famous Grouse whisky and The Naked Malt are lined up on a stone wall with an ocean view behind them.

The Famous Grouse sale to William Grant & Sons is finalised

Spirits giant William Grant & Sons has welcomed the addition of The Famous Grouse and Naked Malt whisky brands to its portfolio from Edrington.
A shopper looks at receipts in a supermarket

Food pushes inflation up

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that rising food prices were the second largest contribution to the increase in inflation.
Spar is running an online gaming campaign that could see consumers win £10,000 cash.

Spar shoppers can win a Frozen Fortune

Spar shoppers in can win big over the next few weeks, with four £10,000 grand prizes up for grabs through the convenience symbol's latest online gaming campaign – Frozen Fortune.

Ringing the changes

SCOTTISH pastry and pie manufacturer, Bells Food Group, has completed the first part of a three-year £3.6m investment  programme which doubles pastry production capacity...

Crime surge revealed

The British Retail Consortium has reported a rise in retail crime figures to a rate higher than that of pre-pandemic times.