Slowdown as summer stalls
It might still technically be in growth, but the UK grocery sector is continuing to suffer from a slowdown .
Scottish sales ‘very troubling’
Retailers in Scotland have seen another month of disappointing sales .
Sainsbury’s launches DRS
Sainsbury's Braehead, in Glasgow, has become the latest store to introduce a reverse vending machine (RVM) for plastic bottles and cans .
Lunch more lucrative
Food to go retailers take note: lunch is now officially the most popular meal that is bought out of the home .
No energy for under-16s
Age restrictions on energy drinks sales have moved a step closer to reality .
A dozen new Lidl stores for Scotland
Lidl has announced plans for further expansion in Scotland, with 12 new stores to open in the next three years .
Soft bubble goes pop
AG Barr has said that it expects to see sales down by 10% and profits by as much as 20%
Cash still crucial for Scotland
More withdrawals than London and South East .
PayPoint and Scottish Gas to end partnership
Scottish Gas customers will have to go elsewhere .
‘It is social media that’s got us here’
Stenhousemuir store celebrates 10,000 Facebook likes .
A big honour for Boyd
Boyd Tunnock has been given another impressive accolade to mark his inclusion on the Queen’s Birthday Honours list .
Investing in local
Scotmid has appointed Kirsty George as local food sourcing manager .
Producers to take responsibility
The UK Government is set to introduce a new packaging producer responsibility system, where the ‘polluter pays’ for the cost of recycling .
It’s got the be Ayrshire spuds
The European Commission (EC) has granted a geographic protection to Ayrshire's spuds .
Creamery set to close
Dairy co-operative First Milk has announced plans to close Arran Creamery after it failed to find a buyer for the site .
No merger for a decade
The dead Sainsbury’s and Asda merger cannot be revived for ten years, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ruled .