Aldi pledges billions for British suppliers
ALDI has pledged to increase the amount of food and drink it buys from British suppliers by £3.5bn a year within the next five...
Recruitment success for CJ Lang
SPAR Scotland wholesaler CJ Lang has been celebrating a succesful end to 2020, following the recruitment of 14 new stores to the symbol in...
Spar puts fitness first
SPAR has joined forces with Instagram influencer The Fitness Chef in a bid to promote healthy eating and drive footfall in stores.
Running throughout January,...
PRA calls for car washes to reopen
THE Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) has called for the Scottish Government to reopen automated car washes.
All car washes in Scotland were instructed to close...
Industry unites against takeaway ban
Trade associations sound economic alarm
SCOTTISH hospitality and retail groups have called on the Scottish Government to ensure takeaway and click and collect services are...
Aldi trial expanded
Aldi has been trialling an on-demand delivery service in partnership with Deliveroo
Appy start to the new year
Online shopping platform Appy Shop enters 2021 with a strong foothold in Scotland’s convenience sector
Jisp urges retailers to make the most of demand
With any luck, pandemic restrictions will ease in 2021, but demand for delivery services isn’t going anywhere
Tailoring a service for convenience
There is no shortage of delivery options for retailers at the moment, with tech firms and entrepreneurs responding to the surge in demand for home delivery last year
Delivering success for convenience
Snappy Shopper was founded in 2016 by former retailer Scott Campbell, local businessman Valy Ossman and Mike Calalchan, a developer from Scottish web design firm MTC Media
Fascia and franchise offers evolving in convenience
The new year is often a time for reflection and change – even if some resolutions turn out to be more binding than others
Gophr: Same-day delivery extends reach of click and collect
If retailers already have basic Click + Collect infrastructure in place then ‘adding’ a local, same-day delivery option is fairly simple
Employment law in a post-Brexit world
The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020 with a withdrawal agreement in place, a transition period and a framework for negotiations. The...
Sainsbury’s lends a hand
SAINSBURY’S spread some joy over the festive period with the return of its ‘Help Brighten a Million Christmases’ initiative
Restrictions drive growth
Covid-19 continues to boost spend
Electric fleet for the Co-op
THE Co-op has committed to fully replacing its home delivery vans with electric vehicles by 2025
