Cutting red tape for RVMs
The Scottish Government has amended planning legislation to make it easier for retailers to install reverse vending machines (RVM).
Post Office has launched a new consultation
The Post Office has launched a new consultation inviting postmasters to share their views on the future of the organisation
SWA call for funds
The Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) has called on the First Minister to include the sector in any further Covid-19 financial support packages.
ACS launches 2020 Local Shop Report
Convenience stores generated more than £44 billion in sales in the last year, according to ACS’s Local Shop Report for 2020
Stub out litter bugs
JTI has launched a new scheme aimed at reducing cigarette butt littering.
Food to go focus for Spar
SPAR Scotland wholesaler CJ Lang has expanded its food-to-go offer, launching a raft of new products.
A stable year for JW Filshill
JW Filshill’s latest financial results reveal stable turnover for the business from one year to the next.
Digital expo almost here
Interest in Nisa’s annual expo has double since moving to an online format in response to Covid-19.
Looming chaos at Dover
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) – the UK’s largest customs and logistics trade group – has warned of a looming Brexit disaster in the new year.
SGF calls for enforcement
Retailers report mask use slipping
MSPs back retail crime bill
THE Scottish Parliament has unanimously backed a bill that would give retailers more protection under the law.
Put forward by Scottish Labour MSP for Edinburgh...
ScotGov backs retail crime bill
SCOTTISH retailers are on course to receive new legal protections from abuse and assault.
The Scottish Government has announced it will now back a bill...
Food retail bucks trend
Total food sales in July were up compared to last year, according to the latest figures produced by KPMG for the Scottish Retail Consortium
Morrisons swaps out the plastic
Morrisons has announced it plans to remove all plastic carrier bags from its checkouts
Digital grocery shopping soaring in the UK
Online grocery shopping growth continues to gather steam according to the latest retail sales figures
Spirits move bears fruit for Kopparberg
Neil Robinson offers his views on how the Swedish cider brand has fared since expanding into spirits
