Support for the sector is demanded of the new FM
Food and Drink Federation Scotland has demanded more support for producers in Scotland as food inflation breaks a new record high.
A fresh start
AS 2014 has drawn to an end some fascinating and encouraging findings from specialist convenience channel market analyst HIM Research & Consulting suggested that...
Police say sorry to Buckfast
POLICE Scotland has apologised to the distributor of Buckfast tonic wine J Chandler & Company for actions Strathclyde Police took last year in a...
Better times for High Street UK?
THE UK’s struggling High Street retail economy is likely to return to its former health according to one of the country’s leading property agents.
But...
Cheering up communities
Scotmid’s campaign to keep communities smiling during lockdown is back for a second time and has attracted the support of some Scottish celebs.
A reprieve on ATM fee cut
LINK, the UK’s main cash machine network, has scrapped a proposed cut in the fee that banks pay each other when their customers withdraw...
New pound coin is nearly here
The new 12-sided pound coin will go into circulation on 28 March, marking the biggest change to the coin in over three decades.
Retailers can...
And speaking of beer …
THEÂ Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has unveiled speakers for BeerX, its celebration of British beer taking place in Sheffield this March.
Speakers on BeerX...
Benefits of Diversity & Inclusion highlighted
Convenience retailers heard shocking stories of racist and sexist abuse as well as uplifting tales of compassion for those in challenging circumstances at the inaugural SGF Diversity & Inclusion Conference.
Soothing solutions from Jakemans
Lanes Health helps retailers prepare ahead for the incoming flu season with its range of Jakemans throat lozenges to help soothe a sore throat.
Summer ends on a retail high
The UK grocery market saw strong growth in the 12 weeks to 12 August, with sunshine and warm weather helping to loosen purse strings .
Scotmid boss on top form
SOME of the brightest stars in convenience retailing were out in force for the Scottish Grocer Awards 2018.
Plain packs plans facing opposition
EFFORTS to introduce standardised packaging of tobacco in the UK may have stalled.
Following the Chantler Review, as part of a legislative process in the...
Get your entries in
THE Scottish convenience retailing industry’s biggest awards scheme, the Scottish Grocer Awards 2015, is now underway.
We’ve teamed up with some of the most important...
Bags of choice for get-togethers
CONFECTIONERY share bags are one of the big winners in the continuing popularity of the big night in, according to Starburst and Skittles owner...
Bagged and tagged
IT looks like there could be a Battle of the Bags brewing – and it will be fought in the nation’s convenience stores.
Stores under...
