Nisa raises one million

NISA donated more than £1 million to local charities last year through its Making a Difference Locally (MADL) charity.

Strength to be found in Scotland’s food & drink

Scotland Food & Drink's new Showcasing Scotland 2024 event could potential have raised over £70million for the sector with interest from global markets.
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From store to door

Wholesaler JW Filshill has announced a partnership with online shopping platform Appy Shop

Lotto double prize weekend

CAMELOT will double every fixed-cash prize in this Saturday’s Lotto draw.
The IQOS Iluma, from Philip Morris Limited, is available in a range of colours and devices.

IQOS Iluma ‘is future of tobacco now’

Philip Morris Limited has been highlighting its 'heat not burn' IQOS Iluma as an alternative to traditional tobacco options and vapes.
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.

Gushing onwards

Bottled water multiplies sales by 40 in 30 years to take one in five of all soft drinks Have bottled water sales grown and diversified...

Recruitment blitz at Nisa

NISA Retail celebrated a succesful year of recruitment at its Nisa Expo virtual conference event held last month.

Mini market forces

No two c-stores are absolutely alike and the term ‘convenience store essential’ can mean different things to different people. Scottish Grocer visited two very...
Claire Maclean is a counsel in the employment team at Dentons UK and Middle East LLP, based in Scotland.

Building paths back to the workplace

Legal expert Claire Maclean, from Dentons UK and Middle East LLP, based in Scotland, looks at government guidance for employers to support those returning to work after a career break.
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Creamery set to close

Dairy co-operative First Milk has announced plans to close Arran Creamery after it failed to find a buyer for the site .

Stuck with illegal stock

Data suggests retailers left with tobacco stock they can’t sell THOUSANDS of retailers may have been left with tobacco stock it is now illegal for...

We’ll reconsider shopworker law

Parties tell SGF hustings that Holyrood could look again at parity with emergency services for offences against store staff CALLS for shop workers to be...

ScotGov announces one year rates holiday

RETAILERS are set to benefit from 100% business rates relief to the end of the 2021/22 financial year. Scottish Government finance secretary Kate Forbes MSP...

Fireworks change

NEW pyrotechnics legislation making changes to firework retailers’ record-keeping practices and signage, has come into force,the Association of Convenience Stores reports on its website. The...

Preparing for DRS: What does the deposit return scheme mean for Scottish retailers?

The upcoming deposit return scheme (DRS) will launch in October 2027 and will transform how we recycle bottles and cans. Retailers will play a key role in the scheme by offering return points for consumers to bring back their drinks containers.