Alternative for retailers

The Retail Mutual turns 20 next year and the retail insurer is calling on shop owners to get in touch to see what solutions it can provide

Industry urges economy focus after FM resigns

Industry members have called on the new first minister to focus on Scotland's economy going forward after Humza Yousaf announced his resignation.

Focus turns to bootleg booze

Film reveals dangers of counterfeit
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Promo ban slammed

Retailers voiced their concerns over proposed promotions restrictions at the latest meeting of the Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group for convenience stores
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Category guides for Unitas stores

Unitas has expanded its retail advice programme with the launch of new guide covering chilled, frozen, grocery and non-food categories .
New single use plastic guidance

Single-use plastic ban is in force

NEW laws outlawing the use of certain single-use plastic cutlery, plates and food and drink containers have come into force.
Packets of Fox's Fabulous biscuits sit on a table with biscuits placed onto plates with a mug of coffee between two packs of the biscuits – the biscuit variants include Half Coated Dark Chocolate Cookies, Half Coated Milk Chocolate Cookies, Milk Chocolate Cookies.

Drive up Mother’s Day sales with Fox’s gift ideas

Fox's Burton's Companies has outlined five ways in which convenience store owners can help to drive up extra sales in the lead up to Mother's Day.
A woman uses her phone to redeem rewards of Jisp's Scan & Save app with promotions highlighting the app on store shelves.

Jisp marks three years of Scan & Save

Retail tech firm Jisp has marked three years of its Scan & Save app with retailer testimonies praising the money saving service.
Cabinets in a shop with vaping products in them.

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.

Digital support

UNITAS Wholesale has agreed to a central contract with the digital content provider Nielsen Brandbank.

Happy new Bru

GIANT-SELLING Scottish soft drink Irn-Bru is to have a new look from this spring. But brand owner AG Barr says it’s a case of back...
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Spar adds more Subways

THE partnership between Spar in Scotland and Subway is being extended with the sandwich chain planning to add to the 10  restaurants it already...
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Banking charges cut

Paypoint has been helping remove banking charges for more than 2,000 of its ATM customers .
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FDF’s net zero goal

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has made a commitment on behalf of its members, to hit net zero carbon emissions by 2040.
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Retailers not guilty

THE Competition and Markets Authority has found forecourt retailers did not profit by failing to pass a fuel duty cut to consumers, despite accusations from the UK Government.
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Shloer takes the Royal wraps off

Brand imagine how Baby George’s first Royal Christmas might look Christmas is a time to honour tradition and get together with friends and family. With the...