Carling announced as official beer of SPFL
Molson Coors Beverage Company lager brand Carling has been named as the Official Beer for the Scottish Football Premier League until the 2026/27 Season.
A start to changes for inflation?
Overall inflation is showing signs of dropping, providing some hopeful signs for the future. However, food prices remain stubbornly high.
Scots behind on grocery spend
HOUSEHOLD spending is growing slowly but is still considerably lower than early in the century, says the Office of National Statistics (ONS), in its...
Win a dream day with Imperial
IMPERIAL Tobacco is offering retailers the chance to win their perfect day out to support the launch of its new JPS enhanced cigarettes range.
Sustainable champion?
ENTRY is still open for The VIBES Awards, Scotland’s environmental business awards scheme.
Companies that contribute to sustainable development by improving processes, products or services...
Convenience is still on top
C-stores fastest growing in grocery
Pubco wants grocers who fancy a switch
BRITAIN’S pub estates have seen units change to c-stores in recent years. But one of the country’s biggest pub groups reckons there’s scope for...
New chair for grocer charity
BENEVOLENT society GroceryAid has appointed Ruston Smith as new chair of the board of trustees. Ruston, who joined the board in 2008, takes over...
Convenience channel set for growth
Insights firm Lumina Intelligence is predicting robust growth in the convenience channel following good figures for 2023.
Searching for supply stars
DISCOUNT giant Aldi has launched its latest contest to add new suppliers to its range of Scottish products.
Grocery beats beastly storm
GROCERY sales in UK supermarkets beat the weather in February and March to maintain strong growth, according to the latest monthly sales figures from Nielsen.
E10 petrol preparation
A NEW clear-top nozzle-mounted hand dispenser has been created by GripHero.
Warm welcome for freezer store
Customers have been shown ways to store unexpected food products in the freezer, cut waste and save money at a pop-up store run by Sainsbury’s.
Spar back with a bang
SPAR Scotland’s first in-person tradeshow in more than two years has been hailed a success with over 800 delegates attending the conference organised by wholesaler and Spar convenience retailer CJ Lang.
Small businesses spared tax plan
HMRC overhauls its plans for digital tax returns
TAX reforms that would require businesses to file VAT returns digitally have been postponed.
Mel Stride MP, financial...
Make town centre policy watertight
Small shops groups call for crackdown on loopholes to stop more out-of-town superstore projects
THE Scottish Grocers’ Federation and the Association of Convenience Stores have...
