Tesco and Booker deal is done
Shareholders for both firms overwhelmingly back merger
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...
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 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...
