The apple of their ayes…
Pink Lady has reached the landmark donation of a million apples to FareShare – the UK’s biggest charity fighting hunger and food waste.
CJ Lang adds more stores
SPAR Scotland wholesaler CJ Lang has been celebrating a successful end to 2020, following the recruitment of 14 new stores to the symbol in the second half of the year.
Boost for new year
THE Federation of Independent Retailers (NFRN) has praised JPI Media’s latest pro rata terms for newsagents.
On 27 December, the firm behind The Scotsman raised...
Nisa strengthens Scottish retail team
Convenience chain Nisa has enhanced its support for Scottish retailers with two new recruits to its retail development team in Scotland.
Calls for off-trade tax
Scotland's national alcohol charity has called for a retailer tax levy on off-trade sales to support alcohol treatment across Scotland.
Healthy Living boost for berries
SCOTTISH berries are at the heart of the latest campaign from the SGF Healthy Living Programme.
The ‘Tis the Season to be Berry’ campaign urges...
One stop to efficiency
THE Scottish Government’s new one-stop advisory service for businesses looking to become more resource-efficient has been officially launched.
Resource Efficient Scotland provides a free online...
McGhee’s highlights 90 years of family-run business
Glasgow-based bakery firm McGhee's Bakery has marked 90 years of the business with the launch of a range of archived images showcasing the business over the years.
Spar stores see return of Shop & Win
SPAR’s Shop & Win campaign has returned, with more than £250,000 worth of prizes up for grabs.
Andy Burt, Spar UK senior marketing manager,...
Flavours of the month
Red Bull is banking on its wide range of flavoured energy drinks to help push up sales during the summer with a new Juneberry variant.
An association for the future
New president turns attention to reform
Modernisation was the order of the day at the Scottish Wholesale Association 2017 annual conference, held at Crieff Hydro,...
Vape stores fail age test
TEST purchasing in four cities across Great Britain, including Glasgow and Edinburgh, revealed that two thirds of the country’s vape stores are at risk...
Food feels inflation
Compared with last year, food sales in Scotland increased by 2.4% for the four weeks to 24 August .
Raising the bar
Bringing bargains to Barrhead with Day Today.
Expanding challenge for tobacco
VAPING retailer VPZ has opened four new Scottish shops and launched a vape clinic.
The new sites are in Helensburgh, Port Glasgow, Castlemilk, and Glenrothes...
Solid returns says Scotmid
But Brexit, cost increases and uncertainty mean challenges ahead reckons co-op chief
EDINBURGH-based co-op Scotmid described its performance in the first half of the year...
