Deposit return trial gets underway
Dennis and Linda Williams welcome guests for launch of 12-week DRS pilot scheme across three c-stores .
Huge illegal tobacco haul in Glasgow
Four arrested for excise duty fraud
HMRC has seized an estimated five tonnes of suspected illicit tobacco in Glasgow.
Revenue and Customs officers uncovered the haul...
Opinion split on DRS
Individuals and industry disagree on best way forward
The public wants it all, but industry strikes a more cautious tone according to analysis of the...
Watchdog could block supermarket merger
Extensive competition concerns could spell end for £3bn deal
A SIGNIFICANT blow has been dealt to the proposed merger of Sainsbury’s and Asda as competition...
Decision delayed on Sainsbury’s Asda deal
BUSINESSES will have to wait longer than expected to find out if the proposed merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda will go ahead.
The Competition and Markets...
Store vacancies soar
TOWN centre vacancy rates are ramping up at breakneck speed according to the latest figures published by the Scottish Retail Consortium.
Scotland’s vacancy rate figure...
Certas solutions for independents
Retail director Richard Billington sets out the Gulf case for independent forecourt retailers in Scotland
Nisa has eyes on forecourt shops
Symbol sets out its stall for independent retailers
Shoppers looking for some hot stuff
Porridge bucking the trend with breakfast growth
Rising costs fuel job loss
SRC claims public policy hurting retail
Snapping up a plastic trolley solution
Shopping trolley supplier Formbar has snapped up the distribution rights for the Polycart range of plastic trolleys
Spar’s big charity success
Spar owned stores are celebrating after CJ Lang announced that it had donated £700,000 to local causes, charities, organisations and community groups over the past decade
Bringing in crustomers
Popular frozen pizza brand Chicago Town has now entered the convenience market, with the launch of its Pizza to Go concept
Mind the app when ordering
Mobile phones are an important tool to modern businesses, with apps allowing us to do more and more from our smartphones
Now let the training begin
Fife Creamery has officially opened its new food to go training centre, after six months of successful trading
Not part of the job description
C-store retailers are increasingly facing theft and violent attacks while at work
