Support for pupils
                    ASDA has teamed up with Dell Technologies to provide 620 laptops to schools in Scotland in a bid to support pupils who have no access to online learning.                
            US purchase for Baxters
                    Baxters Food Group has completed its purchase of contract manufacturer Truitt Bros Inc.                
            The winds of change
                    Budweiser Brewing Group UK & Ireland has bolstered its sustainability credentials with the installation of a wind turbine at its South Wales brewery.                
            New look for advice hub
                    Unilever has announced it is relaunching its category advice programme, Partners for Growth (PfG), with a new-look website.                
            ATMs down, but not out
                    More than £81 billion of cash was withdrawn in 2020, despite a sharp decline of ATM transactions in the wake of the pandemic.                
            Concern over cash refusals
                    Consumer rights group Which? has raised alarm bells over businesses blocking shoppers from paying with cash.                
            Innis & Gunn seals the deal
                    Scottish craft brewer Innis & Gunn has announced a new partnership with Tennent’s owner, C&C group.                
            Snappy back on small screen
                    Delivery app Snappy Shopper has returned to television screens for the second phase of it’s UK-wide ‘local store, to door’ advertising campaign.                
            CJ Lang adds more stores
                    SPAR Scotland wholesaler CJ Lang has been celebrating a successful end to 2020, following the recruitment of 14 new stores to the symbol in the second half of the year.                
            Membership soars at SWA
                    THE Scottish Wholesale Association has bolstered its numbers following a recruitment drive that saw 27 wholesalers join as members during the Covid-19 pandemic.                
            Scottish fish are left to rot
                    Scottish food and drink firms have been struggling to cope with export bureaucracy following the end of the Brexit transition period.                
            Bestway buys Costcutter
                    Costcutter retailers are set to join the Bestway Wholesale family following the announcement that the firm will acquire Costcutter Supermarkets Holdings Limited.                
            Deacon joins Jisp
                    Greg Deacon has taken on a new role at retail technology provider Jisp, following his departure from the NFRN in December.                
            Retailers react to another lockdown
                    Scottish retailers share their experiences as customers get to grips with the return of strict Covid-19 rules                
            Retailers left in the lurch
                    Edinburgh retailers have expressed dismay at the announcement that online delivery platform Shoply will be pulling its service from stores in the capital.                
            Top PO jobs for retailers
                    The Post Office is on course to appoint two postmasters to its board of directors, following an open application process for non-executive director positions.                
            

































