Johnson joins Spar
SPAR UK has appointed Lee Johnson as operations and strategy director
Christmas Brits set for £19bn food bill
UK shoppers are expected to spend £19bn on food and drink this festive season, according to industry group IGD.
That would be a 3.9% increase...
Top of the muffin
Hard-pressed commuters are eating breakfast on the go. Time to break out the bakery?
A typical piece of advice dished out to people who want...
SWA set to go
KEYNOTE speakers at this year’s Scottish Wholesale Association conference, taking place at Crieff Hydro on 13-15 June, include John Howie, chairman of CBI Scotland,...
Forging ahead despite rain
A WET February put the dampeners on total retail sales according to the latest SRC-KPMG Scottish retail sales monitor – but food sales managed to hold strong.
Tayto banks on the price point in convenience
The Tayto Group remains committed to delivering more punch per crunch with PMP packs of its crisps remaining set at £1 for sharing packs.
Londis reshapes
SYMBOL store group Londis has restructured its sales team and equipped them with new technology,in a bid to help retailers build sales and profitability.
Regional...
Tech to the rescue
Coffee to go is now big business for convenience retailers, but the category’s rise in prominence could have negative impacts on the environment if...
PayPoint teams up with ACS
Paypoint has teamed up with the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) to provide support to store owners across the UK .
Food sales continue to climb
SCOTLAND’S shopkeepers saw a second successive month in which retail sales nudged down in February, though food and drink sales were on the up.
The...
Freeze duty and hit fraudsters
Trade groups send Osborne their budget wish lists
ALCOHOL taxes and the criminality they encourage are top of the hitlist for trade bodies trying to...
Co-op and Amazon land
AMAZON grocery and the Co-op have joined forces for a grocery pilot scheme in Glasgow.
SBF GB&I resolves strike action
Suntory confirms procedures in place to minimise any potential trade disruption after union workers announce strike action on 5 February.
Putting shops centre stage
WITH Scottish general and local elections just months away, Scotland’s convenience industry representative group the Scottish Grocers Federation has taken its message about the...
Scotmid staff crash through charity target
BIG-HEARTED staff from Scotmid have raised more than £260,000 for Maggie’s Centres, smashing their target of £100,000. Employees and customers from all the company’s...
Lomond lends a hand
GLASGOW-based wholesaler Lomond has joined forces with a music industry tour manager to deliver food and drink to frontline NHS staff in Scotland.
Ben Pomphrett,...
