Inflation continues to tick upwards
Consumer price inflation has increased once again on a month-to-month basis and food and drink costs rise for the fourth month in a row.
Automatic unfair is one to be aware of
Facing an unfair dismissal claim can be a daunting prospect for an employer, but an allegation of ‘automatically unfair dismissal’ adds a further dimension to such cases, as specialist Fiona Gorry explains
Wilkie waves goodbye to milk
Dairy industry stalwart Sandy Wilkie is to retire from the end of this month, it has been announced.
New Bestway team
MARTIN Race has been named new managing director of 64-depot, £2.3bn turnover Bestway Wholesale, the second-largest wholesaler in the UK, in a board restructuring that ...
The convenience channel year in review
Rising costs, government interference and a crime wave – it’s fair to say that retailers have had more than their fair share of difficulties to contend with during the course of 2023.
Singles bar – Home baking on the rise
Traditional round cakes are showing decline, under pressure from individual treats. Breakfast biscuit sales are soaring.
BISCUITS and cakes form an established part of the...
Booze move for Bestway
First premium off sales store opens in Leeds
Retailers demand action on black market vapes
Store owners across Scotland have demanded that more action needs to be taken to stamp out the illicit trade of illegal vaping products in the country.
Raising a glass to malt whiskies
Lesley Ann Gray, strategic lead for Scotland at market research company Kantar - analyses the year for the leading Scottish alcohol brands.
DRS administrator unveiled
DRINKS producers, retailers and trade associations have taken a major step forward in the development of Scotland’s forthcoming Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), with the...
Free strikes on way out
STRIKE anywhere matches are on their way out, with Republic Technologies set to remove the format from its range ahead of changes to EU regulations.
Giant launches first Scots c-store
MORRISONS, the last of the big four supermarkets to move into convenience, has now opened 50 M Local outlets. The company plans to have...
Retail boss for Camelot
Camelot has named Jenny Blogg (pictured) as its new retail director
Trends for the times ahead
Data giant Mintel looks to 2018 and beyond
A taste of style
Local store invites guests to try something special for the winter party season
CHRISTMAS comes but once a year or so the story goes. But...
P&H agrees new refinancing deal
WHOLESALER Palmer & Harvey has agreed a new refinancing deal with JTI and Imperial Tobacco for an undisclosed sum.
The company, which is owned by...
