Mars brands plan movie sequels
AS Holywood’s latest crop of blockbusters heads for the silver screen this summer, Mars Chocolate’s Sweet Sundays promotion is also set for a sequel....
Inflation climbs in wake of Iran conflict
The impact to UK consumers from the US-Israeli war in Iran has started to hit in the latest ONS data as experts believe the worst is still yet to come.
Allergen law going live
NEW regulations governing food labelling in Scotland will come into force on 1 October.
Spar Scotland Tradeshow sells out for 2025
Spar Scotland is gearing up to host its biggest Tradeshow event yet on 25 September 2025 as the show has once again sold out.
Watch for developing market
SCOTLAND’S RYO accessories market was worth £25.6m in 2016, according to IRI data quoted by Rebublic Technologies.
The key to increasing sales, says the company,...
Bestway buys Bargain Booze
BESTWAY is poised to snap up Bargain Booze in a deal brokered by administrators of the financially hamstrung wholesaler Conviviality.
Sales down but life is good
Monitor shows record drop but partners say it’s all down to early Easter and Scotland is now keeping up with UK on food
AFTER a...
Store’s gift of life at schools
Some 31 primary schools in the Cumbernauld area are set to receive new life-saving equipment thanks to local community store Spar Clyne Condorrat.
Bestway announces the return of its Retail Showcase event
Bestway Retail has announced the return of its annual Retail Showcase event in a bid to match the demand for the upcoming Fifa World Cup football tournament.
Food bucks the trends
SCOTTISH food sales continue to buck the overall trend in retail, according to the latest SRC-KPMG retail sales monitor
Win a taste of the summer with Irn-Bru
Three lucky retailers are set to win three cases of both of the new Irn-Bru Xtra summer edition flavours which are set to launch later this month.
Sales down but profit steady at Scotmid
EDINBURGH-based Scotmid Co-operative returned £2m operating profit (for the 26 weeks ended 1st August, 2015) slightly down on the previous year, on revenue down...
Expanding challenge for tobacco
VAPING retailer VPZ has opened four new Scottish shops and launched a vape clinic.
The new sites are in Helensburgh, Port Glasgow, Castlemilk, and Glenrothes...
Spar Scotland unveils new lorry livery
Symbol group chain Spar Scotland has revealed its new eye-catching lorry livery highlighting its Achievers Award win for the third year in a row.
DRS is dragged over the coals
DRS was public enemy number one at the latest meeting of the Cross Party Group on Independent Convenience Stores at Holyrood
DRS prep advances with new hires at Exchange for Change
Exchange for Change, the firm in charge of rolling out DRS in the UK, has appointed five new senior leadership members to its team to support the scheme's rollout.
