Dettol CleanUp hand sanitiser

New hygiene partnership

Dettol and CleanedUp share hygiene solutions

Symbol group takes summer season online

Retailer-owned symbol group Nisa’s special online summer campaign, which gives consumers the chance to win prizes every week, is now running. Launched last month and...

Cash is still crucial

A drop in cash withdrawals during the pandemic should not signal the end for cash infrastructure, according to ATM Network LINK
Cadbury chocolate bars with The Big Win Win promotion packaging

Getting on to a winner

Mondelez International has launched a campaign giving consumers and their local independent retailers the chance to win matching cash prizes.

Not tired of energy drinks

A ban on the sale of energy drinks to children should not affect Carabao as its range is designed to “specifically target male and female adults rather than children”
Daniel Johnson

The fight against crime

A BID to give retail workers extra protection under the law has taken a significant step forward

Even more rumours

A potential deal between Bestway and Costcutter would see the wholesaler enter into a supply deal with the symbol group

Nisa logs new weekly record

NISA Retail has broken through its weekly case distribution record, hitting over 2.8m cases of product delivered, worth more than £33m. The performance puts the...

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...
blu eCigs UK

Skycig plans new look

SKYCIG, which claims to be the UK’s leading electronic cigarette brand, will become blu eCigs this month. The company has been bought over by...

Return of the Snowman

Scots apparently have 42 different words for snow. And we can be sure that the cold weather and the festive season is on the way...

Peperami has an Animal return

Peperami's meat-crazed mascot Animal is set to make its return to TV screens across the UK in a new ad following a ten year absence for the anarchic character.
Discounter Lidl has made forecasts across a variety of food and drink categories for this year.

Experts predict future consumer trends

Identifying forthcoming trends is one way for savvy store owners to stay ahead of the game and ensure they meet consumers’ demands – and help is at hand for the beginning of 2025 from Lidl and The Knowledge Bank.

Impulse up tobacco down at Filshill

GROWTH of its KeyStore convenience store brand, tight cost controls across the business and a good performance by its international division saw independent Glasgow-based...
Home-made sandwiches remain the popular option for lunch, according to Hovis.

Hovis fulfils lunchtime needs

Hovis commercial director Alistair Gaunt has been sharing insights on what c-store retailers should stock so they can make themselves the perfect lunchtime sandwich.
Multipacks remain a strong addition to the cider section across convenience, says Kopparberg.

Kopparberg pushes multipacks for convenience

Swedish cider firm Kopparberg reckons it’s a no-brainer then that a strong range of cider options – especially multipacks – should be the order of the day as retailers look to prepare ahead for the incoming sun.