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Adding to the taste of home

ADDING a little sauce could be tasty for retailers says Partners for Growth, the marketing and merchandising service for convenience operators from multi-category brands...

Consumers cutting back

Consumers have been cutting back on their shops as inflation pushes into the double digits.

Coca-Cola helps to mix up the soft drinks range

Building up the range of soft drink mixers for the Big Night In will count in the long run according to Coca-Cola Europacific Partners.
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DRS regulations coming in 2019

Cabinet Secretary expects legislation next year

Reaching out to grocery workers

Industry charity launches awareness day

Pop goes One Stop

MANAGED and franchised c-store chain One Stop has launched its biggest-ever marketing campaign in a bid to boost its reputation for chilled and fresh...
Illicit tobacco is said to take more than 100 sales a week of tobacco products from a typical legitimate tobacco reatailer.

Dodgy cigarettes cost stores £40k

Probe finds shops hit for £10,000 more each year as black market cigs take more than 20% of UK consumption TOBACCO crime is costing the...
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The Fed slams Newsquest for Halloween margin cuts

The Fed has slammed Newsquest for its recent decision to cut retail margins on its titles after talks about maintaining percentages to support store owners.

Face coverings: the rules

Face coverings are now mandatory in Scotland’s shops. The new rules apply to most consumers, however they do not apply to: A child under...

Big shop on the way out

A SHIFT in grocery spending habits could be on the horizon, according to Kantar, with the data specialist’s latest take-home grocery figures suggesting consumers are returning to pre-pandemic habits.
THE votes have been counted and the chocoholics’ verdict is in. Chunky Mint is KitKat’s new Chunky Champion and becomes a permanent addition to the Nestlé range.

Chunky mint tops the KitKat vote

THE votes have been counted and the chocoholics’ verdict is in. Chunky Mint is KitKat’s new Chunky Champion and becomes a permanent addition to...
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Brighter news for Scottish retail

The retail picture across Scotland is looking a little brighter as we head into the crucial Christmas trading period
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EPOS solutions fit for today’s retailer

Faisal Sattar of Mhouse Solutions in Motherwell discusses its EPOS system, called MPOS
Grant's reckons shoppers will enjoy its tinned range for Burns Night and throughout the whole year.

Simple suppers for Burns Night

There is plenty to consider when it comes to a Burns Night celebration – and Grant's reckons its Premium Tinned Haggis is a convenient option to ease the pressure for consumers.
A refrigerator unit inside a retail store with soft drinks in it.

ONS inflation eases as energy prices fall

The ONS has reported a decline in the overall inflation figure for April as a fall in energy prices and food costs takes some of the pressure off.
Community retailer Scotmid has raised £274,000 to enable the RNLI to fund a new lifeboat.

Scotmid fundraising gives RNLI a new lifeboat

Scotmid has announced that its 12-month partnership with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has raised £274,000, enabling the charity to fund a new Atlantic 85 lifeboat.