man with mask in shop

SGF calls for enforcement

Retailers report mask use slipping
Promotional image of KP Snacks' Heritage Campaign featuring pack shots of its brands including Wheat Crunchies, Discos, Nik Naks, Space Raiders and Royster's.

KP Snacks launches £45k retailer giveaway

Retailers have the chance to bag one of 90 £500 cash prizes in KP Snacks latest giveaway promotion with its Heritage Everyday Value crisps range.
2021 ACS Rural Shop Report

Rural retailers are essential

Rural shops provide a lifeline for isolated communities, according to the latest report from the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS).
Dr Steffan George, development director, Master Locksmiths Association.

Finding the key to effective security

Many independent stores are open for long periods and at anti-social hours. That brings a need for security to protect staff, stock, cash, customers...
Shell logo

Booker cracks a new supply deal with Shell

WHOLESALER Booker has secured a new three-year deal to supply Shell stores nationally
A Morrisons store

Amazon delivery in Aberdeen

MORRISONS has expanded its Amazon same-day delivery service to Aberdeen.

Grey vote for olive oil?

BRITAIN, like much of Europe, has an ageing population and that should make the grey pound a major marketing and retailing battle ground in...

Value lines on the up

LANDMARK Wholesale’s own-brand sales at the end of February were up 9% for the period from May 2012 compared to the previous year. No3...

Weathering the storms

Boss John Brodie says Scotmid Co-op intends to continue serving its communities and improving people’s everyday lives despite the impact of the cost-of-living crisis.

Small and mighty

SOME retailers might not consider 400 sq ft a lot of room – to Idnan Hanif, of U-Save in Stoneyburn in West Lothian, it...
CJ Lang chief executive Colin McLean

A record breaking investment

TO coincide with its virtual trade show last month, Spar Scotland wholesaler CJ Lang announced plans to invest a record-breaking sum in its company-owned store estate.
EMenziesVan

Electric van man is here

MENZIES distribution has gone electric, with the roll out of a new fleet of zero-emission vehicles.

Buttering up bakers – butter and spreadables

HOME baking, cooking from scratch and a trend towards natural, additive-free foods is fuelling the return of block butter and spreadables. “More consumers are...

Permission to munch

Permissibility and portion control, the growth of food-to-go, and increasing demand for savoury biscuits are all contributing factors argued to have had an impact...
Asda and Sainsburys

Competition concerns over Sainsbury’s Asda deal

Competition watchdog launches investigation

Awards celebrate Scottish food & drink excellence

The Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2023 take place in September of this year to celebrate the very best of the Scottish food and drink sectors.