Fuel pumps at a Jet branded forecourt garage with a Spar branded sign in the background warning of no exit.

UK inflation rate continues downwards trend

Overall inflation in the UK has continued to fall downwards according to new data from the Office for National Statistics, with a drop in fuel costs pushing this along.
Shelf of pastries

FTG back in growth

FOOD to go is bouncing back, with new research suggesting the category will exceed 2019 turnover figures.
Stephen Thompson in the new Eddy's Food Station Store

Thompson is back in store

MORNING Noon and Night’s Stephen Thompson has launched a new retail brand, with plans to open at least 30 stores.

SGF Go Local celebrates success

THE Scottish Grocers’ Federation welcomed Scottish Government cabinet secretary Mairi Gougeon to Scotmid Broxburn last month, to celebrate the progress of the SGF Go...

Retail focus for Epoints

DIGITAL reward platform Epoints is expanding its offer to retailers with the launch of a specialist retail division.
A row of Blu Bar disposable vapes in a gantry.

DEFRA outlines single-use vape ban

The UK Government has outlined new guidance on the incoming disposable vape ban, including device definitions and the consequences of selling them from 1 June.

Awards Profile – Sustainability Champion

Scottish Grocer caught up with Shamly Sud, director at GHSL, and Leigh McCarter, store manager at Premier Racetrack Pitstop Bearsden, following the award win.
Head shot of Hussan Lal, president of the Fed in Scotland.

The Fed calls for doubling of budget to crack down on store crime

President of the the Fed in Scotland, Hussan Lal, has called on the Scottish Government to double the budget of the Retail Crime Taskforce in Scotland.
Morrisons forecourt

Blame game leads to a CMA inquiry

The average cost of filling a tank of petrol hit £100 for the first time last month, as the UK government briefed against forecourt retailers.
CCTV camera

Tips to tackle crime in store

The Retail Mutual shares its expertise

Independent champion

The newly formed Unitas Wholesale has promised to stick up for independents at its first major briefing to suppliers

JTI RYO silver goes to value

JTI is moving its B&H Silver Roll Your Own brand into the value sector with a new lower price point. As of last month,...

Just add sauce

The few long range forecasts available say they expect summer to be ‘average’. With no World Cup or similar event we could do with...

Brewer adds firepower

Scottish brewer Innis & Gunn has added some more firepower to its directorial arsenal with three new appointments.
Martin Race, Bestway Group.

Race is new trading boss at Batleys

Martin Race, currently operations director at Batleys will assume all responsibility for group trading for Bestway Group by 1 July following Kaiser Yousaf’s decision...
Disposable vape devices sit on a wooden bench in an array of colours.

Majority of disposable vapers could turn to illicit vape products

A new consumer survey from vaping retailer Evapo has found an alarming number of consumers would turn to the illicit trade after the disposable ban.