Five year licence bans scrapped
THE five-year bans on holding a personal licence for alcohol retailing imposed on people who failed to undertake refresher training or lodge their refresher...
Tesco and Booker have become one
Shareholder vote marks completion of merger
Families splash out extra £1bn
BRITISH shoppers spent £1bn more at Christmas in 2017 than they had a year earlier, with a record £469m being spent on premium own-label lines in December alone.
Morrisons is on a veg push
Morrisons has launched an all-British veg box offering eight different seasonal vegetables for £5.
Awards Profile – Licensed Retailer of the Year
Scottish Grocer has been catching up with Spar Renfrew owner Saleem Sadiq to discuss the store's ever-evolving off-trade selection after it was named Licensed Retailer of the Year at the Scottish Grocer Awards 2023.
Dorset Cereals launches new bircher muesli
Dorset Cereals is seeking to rejuvenate the muesli category with the launch of two new Bircher mueslis.
Bircher muesli is a breakfast dish that originates...
No comfort food as sales slump
THE brutal market conditions in Scottish food and drink retailing have continued into the autumn. According to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium/KPMG Retail Sales...
Alibaba highlights the digital export opportunity for Scottish businesses
Sponsored: Alibaba.com, the leading B2B online marketplace, will be at the Scotland Food and Drink Conference at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh today to explain how Scottish businesses can maximise the global export opportunity.
Costcutter Expo plans unveiled
Costcutter has unveiled plans for its next annual Expo .
Producers still at risk despite deal
FOOD and drink manufacturing in the UK could face a hidden hard Brexit if sufficient measures are not put in place to meet complex ‘rules of origin’ criteria
Indie co-op to tie in with symbol group
Clydebank society joins with Keystore in reclaimed store
INDEPENDENT co-operative society Clydebank Co-op is to move outside the wholesaling arrangements of the Co-operative Group and...
Specials up in tough market
THE UK tea market is showing no overall growth despite an upturn in sales of specialist lines such as green tea and decaf products,...
Inflation is soaring
PRICES on shop shelves have soared to an almost 11 year high, according to the latest BRC-NielsenIQ Shop Price Index.
L&B’s new look
IMPERIAL Tobacco has unveiled a new design for its Lambert & Butler portfolio.
The makeover includes a new logo. The standard core range will be...
Vape levy set to come in from April 2026
UK Government has announced a string of new regulations on vaping products in an effort to clamp down on the trade of illicit vapes.
Lottery sales up £158m
NATIONAL Lottery sales in the first six months of operator Camelot’s trading year were almost £3.47bn, an increase of £158m on the same period...
