Sales up – but economy weak
Retail monitor shows third month of Scots growth
SCOTTISH retail sales rose by 0.7% in February compared with the same month last year. Total food...
Distributor gears up for the Games
NEWSPAPER distributor Menzies is getting ready for the upheaval of the Commonwealth Games with an action plan designed to make sure that 600 retailers...
HFSS ban postponed
THE UK Government has delayed it ban on pre-watershed TV and online advertising for foods deemed high in fat, sugar and salt.
Pennycook confirmed at Co-op
RICHARD Pennycook has been announced as the new group chief executive of the Co-operative Group.
He was previously interim group chief executive.
The news came as...
Licence renewal will be ‘disaster’
Lawyer says process should be delayed
Feel better profit factor
Scotland’s c-stores are at the heart of the latest national efforts to improve the country’s diet and well being. And these days the healthy...
Levy breaks on parking charges
THE Scottish Parliament’s transport committee has voted in favour of allowing Scotland’s 32 local authorities to introduce workplace parking levies.
Prepare for the new generation
UNDER UK law that follows the EU directive known as EUTPD2, from 20 May 2017 it will be illegal in the UK to sell...
All systems go at biscuit firm
Burton’s boss reveals a major rebrand
Taylors Snacks celebrates first year
Perthshire-based premium snacks brand Taylors Snacks is celebrating its first full year of business noting a strong year of trading in 2023.
There’s no business like snow business
SCOTTISH supermarkets may have seen a few tussles in the bread aisle this week but, as the wind from Siberia turned the central belt into a Russian postcard, how have Scotland's c-stores got on?
Store trips on the rise
In-store shopping is on the rise and the number of online orders is declining according to new figures from NeilsenIQ and Kantar
Unitas has big plans
Unitas Wholesale has set out a retail plan for the future, with big ambitions.
Positive news says Scotmid
Profit slips but underlying trading, including food, is good says Brodie
EDINBURGH-based independent co-operative Scotmid made an operating profit of £6m in the year to...
World favourite – made in Britain
THE world’s biggest biscuit brand, Oreo – worth more than £1.3bn globally – is now being baked in Britain.
The famous US biscuit arrived ...
Convenience in brief | Margiotta, PayPoint, International Beverage
Scottish Grocer highlights three stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from Margiotta, PayPoint and International Beverage.
