Tesco and Booker deal is done

Shareholders for both firms overwhelmingly back merger
A woman inflates her tyre at a forecourt station.

Air-serv sees increase in tyre inflation checks across UK

Forecourt services operator Air-serv has reported an increase in usage of its tyre inflation services in the UK as motorists seek ways to improve fuel efficiency.

Supermarket deal comes under fire

Westminster raises competition concerns

The craft of selling

Personal touch crucial to craft beer, wine and spirits success says Onker

Hundreds report retail crime in store

ALMOST 300 incidents of abuse against shop staff have been reported to police since a new law protecting retail workers came into force on 24 August last year.

Face up the formats, clean up on wash day

As consumers shop more locally and for smaller amounts homecare and laundry has become a top-up and one-stop-shop c-store essential C-STORES have become essential to...
Women in Wholesale job website screenshot

Wholesome recruitment

WOMEN in wholesale has launched a new job finder offering free vacancy advertising for any roles in the wholesale, retail and FMCG sectors

Top 10 Scottish Alcohol Brands 2025

Discover which Scottish Alcohol Brands have ranked in the top 10 in Scotland as Worldpanel by Numerator reveals its latest sales data for the off-trade.

Sweet, sure, steady

CONFECTIONERY is a mainstay of most c-stores’ product ranges and chocolate in all its variety of styles, types and sizes accounts for the majority...
New Generation

New directions

Convenience retailing in Scotland has gone through major changes. Today’s c-stores are increasingly designed to offer shoppers the chance to buy all the home-based and...

UK DRS plans revealed

DEFRA unveils plans for potential UK-wide scheme WITH Scotland’s deposit return scheme still under consultation, the UK Government has published its own DRS plans. The UK...

Taylors Snacks fits crisps to the month

Taylors Snacks aims to build up excitement with consumers throughout the month of January through its range of crisps options.

Catch customers with Pokémon

POKEMON GO has captured the imagination of a number of community retailers following its launch in the UK. The hit mobile game from Niantic, where...

Superheroes smash record

BUNGEE jumps, head-shaving events and much more all contributed to the record-breaking year when staff and members of Scotmid Co-operative raised £370,000 for blood...

What’s shaking?

Research from Mintel suggests that as many as one in four Brits have consumed a sports nutrition product in the past three months, rising...

A chance to clean up?

Want to cash in on the annual washing, brushing and polishing season? Well, if you’re retailing in spick and span Scotland maybe you should...