Unitas Wholesale

Unitas Wholesale has arrived

Unitas Wholesale is here, following the successful completion of a merger between Today’s Group and Landmark Wholesale
The store front of Cost Cutter (on top) and Best one (on bottom)

Full access for retailers

BESTWAY is offering all Costcutter and Bestway retailers access to its full cash and carry depot network, as the UK’s retail sector continues to struggle with availability issues.

Tobacco firms bid to save 10-packs

BRITAIN’S biggest tobacco firms are backing a bid to stop changes to European retail regulations that would ban the sale of packs of cigarettes...
IMPERIAL Tobacco has revamped its special trade website.

New site for tobacco giant

IMPERIAL Tobacco has revamped its special trade website. Retailers can now consult a series of industry articles on current subjects including the display ban and...
Mackies at Taypack crisps are made at a fourth-generation farm in Perthshire.

Meet the Maker: Mackies at Taypack

Melissa Hack, national account manager, talks crisps, provenance and the joys of pickled onion

Paypoint adds Ukash

ONLINE cash payment provider, Ukash, is teaming up with PayPoint to allow customers to access cash without a debit or credit card. Up until...

SG Profile: Broadway Premier

In the face of declining footfall, the award-winning Broadway Premier convenience store in Oxgangs has undergone a tactical mini-makeover.
Premier 'Refresh @ Premier' Station with slushie machines including Tango Ice Blast, Coca-Cola Frozen and Fanta Frozen.

Rising energy costs push up inflation

A rise in Ofgem's energy price cap has pushed inflation back up above the Bank of England's target of 2%, according to the latest ONS data.

Low pay consultation launched

THE Low Pay Commission has begun it consultation on the National Minimum Wage rate for 2015. Retailer representative group ACS says it will respond...
Day Today Maryhill

Convenience is still on top

C-stores fastest growing in grocery
Energy and functional drinks, such as market leader Red Bull, continue to boldly grow where others don’t. But summer is likely to be big this year for premixes and a hot summer will almost certainly mean significant increases in sales of bottled water and adult soft drinks.

Who will be in the mix? Summer drinks preview

HOW should retailers approach summer drinks in the Scotland of 2013? Well, it’s probably important to use last year’s poor summer weather as an...

Supply chain still struggling

Driver shortage continues to a­ffect availability INDUSTRY leaders from the convenience retail, multiple and wholesale channels painted a bleak picture of the ongoing supply chain...
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Ready to race ahead

Scottish Grocer’s Commonwealth Games series begins EXCITEMENT is building ahead of one of Scotland’s many big events of a very important year – the...

Seize the chance with dedication

DEDICATED lunchbox bays filled with best-selling brands and handy packs can help grow sales. That’s the advice from Mondelez International. It says that over the...

Support from Spar

SPAR Scotland wholesaler CJ Lang has donated 8,000 sandwiches to local causes to help those falling on hard times in the wake of COVID-19
Dettol hand sanitiser stations

Clean for a year

ASDA has joined forces with disinfectant brand Dettol to roll out in-store hand sanitiser stations across the UK