Paul Doran Differentiator Brands

Driving growth with new post

DIFFERENTIATOR Brands has appointed a new UK business development manager.
Ryan McCaffery and Paul Stokoe

My market: Smoking out value

Sales and marketing professionals explain how they see convenience and wholesale. This issue: Paul Stokoe and Ryan McCaffery from JTI Have you seen especially positive...
The Sud family stands together for an image.

RaceTrack Pitstop marks 15th anniversary

The Sud family has celebrated their 15th anniversary of running the RaceTrack Pitstop range of stores in the Greater Glasgow area.
Girish Jeeva has installed Visu.ai's anti-theft systems in his Premier shop at Barmulloch, Glasgow.

Visu.ai technology tackles crime across store

Tech-savvy retailer Girish Jeeva is urging other convenience store operators to install the anti-theft package offered by Visu.ai after the firm's AI-powered systems revealed stealing by a member of staff.

E-cig laws an ‘opporunity’

EUTPD regulations will improve market for convenience retailers, predicts e-cig producer THE e-cigarettes market is about to get much simpler. That’s the view of manufacturer...
A JET forecourt location with the JET Charge Rapid EV facility.

JET charges ahead with new EV sites

Forecourt operator firm JET has seen masses of success for its ultra-rapid EV charging JET CHARGE service as it is set to roll out across more Scottish sites.

New push against illicit trade

HMRC and Border Force say their new strategy, including new registration measures and cross-government collaboration, will bolster action against the illicit tobacco trade. The bodies...

Top Scottish Brands 2016

Lidl lays on a spread for Christmas

Lidl donated enough stock to provide up to 700 dinners to charities and community causes

Pernod Ricard brings mixed up sauce for dinners

Pernod Ricard has teamed up with sauce firm Heinz to mix up consumers' dinners with the launch a new Absolut vodka tomato pasta sauce.

Cross-party group moves closer

SCOTLAND’S convenience trade moved a step nearer to gaining its own cross-party working group in the Scottish Parliament last month. Aimed at delivering independent retailers...

Grant’s Foods backs virtual Burns Supper

Grant's Foods is inviting members of the public to tune into what’s shaping up to be the world’s biggest virtual Burns Supper, in support of Spina Bifida charity SBH Scotland.

Scotmid kicks in with footie deal

SCOTMID  Co-operative and Fairtrade sports ball co-operative Bala Sport are joining forces to supply footballs to the Homeless World Cup international soccer tournament, which...
restaurants

Growth slows during Eat Out to Help Out

The Eat Out to Help Out scheme took a bite out of supermarket sales in August, but take-home grocery sales continued to enjoy strong growth
Chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves stands in front of a Union Jack flag.

SGF warns budget will cost c-stores millions

The SGF has warned rises in employer costs from the UK Government's budget will leave retailers across Scotland massively out of pocket.

Get a share of the binge

TV trend boost for snacks CREATING excitement around big sporting and television events is key to increasing sales of items people pick up for a...