Striking the right balance on price

With a proliferation of price-marked packs now available across multiple categories, Scottish Grocer spoke to three leading retailers to find out their attitudes and...
Costcutter’s supply deal with Co-op was confirmed one day after delivered wholesaler P&H entered into administration.

Costcutter in Co-op pact

THE Co-op and Costcutter Supermarkets Group (CSG) have confirmed an agreement
The Co-operative

Easter helps grocery to grow

WHILE SRC/KPMG figures for Scotland suggest March food sales were poor, major market research firms Kantar Worldpanel and Nielsen showed grocery in Great Britain...
Faisal Sattar (left) and Asif Ashraf at the new MHouse office at Eurocentral.

EPOS retailers rapid expansion

MHouse client list balloons as stores invest.
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NFRN grants for those in need

THE National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) has raised £200,000 for its Covid-19 Hardship Fund in under three weeks

More Co-op for Nisa and CSG stores

NISA and Costcutter Supermarkets Group (CSG) retailers will soon have access to more than 80% of the range of Co-op own brand products. From today...

Deliveroo milestone

The-Co-op hit a major delivery milestone last month when it added its 400th store to the Deliveroo app
Awards host revealed

Awards host revealed

THE biggest night of the year for the Scottish convenience retailing industry, the Scottish Grocer Awards, is just a few weeks away and there are plenty of reasons to get excited for this year’s event.

An investment in your employees

Retailers are keen to save money where they can. But when assessing the cost of staff training industry experts argue it’s worth considering the...
A person hands a pack of cigarettes over the counter to a customer.

Imperial Brands ensures value in tobacco range for the new year

Imperial Brands reckons retailers will still find plenty of luck from the gantries come the new year, but there needs to be a savvy approach with new legislation in mind.
A retailers stands next to an Allwyn The National Lottery Wave terminal in his store.

Allwyn hits new milestone in Wave terminals rollout

The National Lottery operator Allwyn has hit its halfway milestone in the rollout of its new Wave terminals to UK convenience stores to provide a more streamlined service.

The monster pack

Tapping into the sharing bag trend, Kinder has launched monster versions of its Kinder Choco-Bons.
Faisal Sattar says the MHouse MPos system is designed to assist c-store retailers.

Bringing a fresh feel to the shop

Bosses at MHouse Business Solutions believe the firm's MPos system will help to transform how stores run in the modern day.
Tesco says things are looking up

Tesco says things are looking up

CONSUMERS are feeling more confident, according to supermarket giant Tesco’s quarterly survey of customer attitudes. But concerns about personal finances and job security remain...
A row of Blu Bar disposable vapes in a gantry.

ScotGov announces disposable vape ban delay

The Scottish Government has confirmed it will delay the incoming ban on disposable vapes to 1 June, falling in line with England and Wales' plans.

Buoyant in the face of TPD2 rules

How do you solve a problem like TPD2? With strict EU legislation on tobacco retailing now in force it’s goodbye to branded and price-marked...