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
Booker boss announces retirement
Wilson plans to step down in February 2021
CHARLES Wilson, chief executive of Booker, is set to retire in February 2021.
Under Wilson’s 15-year tenure at...
Newspaper supply chain in danger
TRADE associations the NFRN and ACS have joined forces to raise concerns about the future of the newspaper supply chain.
In a joint letter to...
Town centre commitment from government
The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has welcomed a commitment from the Scottish Government to work with the retail industry in a bid to improve...
Crunch time for crime bill
Legislation that would offer shopworkers additional protection under the law will be subject to a crucial vote this month, as one of Britain’s biggest trade unions reports a spike in assaults during the Covid-19 crisis
Lockdown for granite city
Aberdeen was just emerging from the first temporary lockdown to be imposed on a Scottish city as Scottish Grocer went to press, which forced the on-trade sector to close down
Bonus scheme review on hold
The Scottish Government has announced it will delay the review of the Small Business Bonus Scheme (SBBS)