Simon Hannah

Profit boost for Filshill

JW Filshill record increased operating profit of £1.1m in the year to January 31, 2017
Two children play infront of a McColls store front

Competition concern

THE Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into Morrisons’ acquisition of McColls.
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Record event for GroceryAid

INDUSTRY charity GroceryAid raised record funds at its annual ball held in London last month.
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Cashback milestone

PAYPOINT’S Counter Cash service has hit a major milestone, with the network now comprising more than 2,000 stores.

Plug the gap with cigars

NPD aimed at small pack shopper CIGARS could plug the gap left behind by smaller packs of cigarettes leaving the shelves, according to Scandinavian Tobacco...

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,...

What’s working in Scotland’s stores

Retailer insight straight from the shop floor

Whytes of New Pitsligo sits at the heart

Scottish Grocer Awards Community Retailer of the Year winner Julie-Ann Whyte has talked about her own story on opening her store Whytes of New Pitsligo.

Pub to shop beats mass objections

Wallace birthplace to see new c-store A PLANNED new convenience store in the town that’s said to have been the birthplace of Scottish hero William...
Adeel Iqbal, store owner of Day-Today Anniesland, and Nathalie Fullerton, store owner of One-Stop Dumbarton Road.

Facial recognition helps to save Scotland’s shops

Scottish retailers praise facial recognition tech as a crime deterrent and explain that, without it, they believe they would not be able to continue trading.

Tasty at the double – Food on the go

Food on the go doesn’t have to be cool as firms boost ready-to-heat ranges HOT snacks specialist Kepak Convenience Foods reckons it’s helping retailers achieve...

CollectPlus sales boost

RETAILERS can add more than £2,700 to their annual revenue by adding the CollectPlus service. That’s the finding from PayPoint, which also discovered an...
Selection of Christmas gifts for pets

A four-legged festive treat

Gifting for pets is big business

Tesco ups its mobile game

TESCO has launched a new mobile payments app which allows customers to collect Clubcard points using their phones.
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Government knew about ditched Horizon report

BBC News has reported the 2016 Government knew about a ditched report from the Post Office which could have helped wrongfully accused postmasters.
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Returning to cash

Post Office has recorded a new record high for cash withdrawals in a single month due to the cost-of-living crisis.