Indies shaking up forecourt market

Suppliers finds retailers driving innovation
Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) bosses are calling for Westminster and Holyrood government action after plummeting sales and footfall figures.

Retail slump prompts calls for help

Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) bosses are calling for Westminster and Holyrood government action after plummeting sales, particularly for food, in Scotland.
Scottish Grocers' Federation chief executive Pete Cheema.

Crime ‘a scourge’ on Scottish retail

Scottish convenience retailers have painted a grip picture of soaring in-store theft, abuse and violent offences in the latest SGF Crime Survey.
Lifestyle images of the Mash Direct Carrot & Parsnip pack with the veg in a bowl on the left and the Mash Direct Brussels Sprouts with a Butter Glaze pack with the veg in a bowl. This is against a blue background with fairy lights around it all.

Trust in Mash Direct for convenience at Christmas

Mash Direct reckons it can offer consumers a more convenient way to enjoy their Christmas dinners this year through its wide selection of veg packs.
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Partners put breakfasts into banks

NISA Retail has joined forces with the Kellogg Company to help people across the UK get a decent breakfast. The symbol store firm has...

Stores back Samaritans

SCOTMID joined forces with the suicide prevention charity Samaritans in January to raise awareness and support.

Setting the night alight

SCOTLAND was well-represented on a fiery night of prizes and entertainment as Imperial Tobacco hosted its annual Ignite Expo and Awards event in London...

Alternative for retailers

The Retail Mutual turns 20 next year and the retail insurer is calling on shop owners to get in touch to see what solutions it can provide
A woman accesses lockets at an InPost Locker site.

InPost Group acquires Menzies Distribution

E-commerce logistics firm InPost Group has acquired a 70% stake in Menzies Distribution Limited in a bid to improve its parcel locker service in the UK.

Giants head for Cumbernauld

ALDI, M&S Simply Food, and Home Bargains are all heading for Cumbernauld after North Lanarkshire planning committee unanimously approved plans for a new neighbourhood...
The new Nisa Local in Marchmont, Edinburgh, opened by Ashok Pothugunta.

Nisa helps to deliver expansion

Experienced retailer Ashok Pothugunta says the strong availability and level of support from Nisa has driven his growth plans – and he's just opened his ninth store in Edinburgh.
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Cigar firm targets cigs smokers

CIGAR supplier Scandinavian Tobacco Group UK is to go head to head with the UK’s value-for-money cigarette brands with the launch this month of...

Surprises in store?

Market share taken by discounters like Aldi and Lidl has exploded in recent years. Both companies have major expansion plans and Lidl has recently...

Thanks for the service

THE boss of one of Scotland’s main confectionery manufacturers, a long-standing newsagent and retailer and two men often said to have kick-started the UK’s...

The Co-op buys Nisa

Nisa retailers accept offer for buying group NISA retailers have accepted The Co-op’s £143m offer to purchase the buying group. After a summer of speculation over...

JTI RYO silver goes to value

JTI is moving its B&H Silver Roll Your Own brand into the value sector with a new lower price point. As of last month,...