Costcutter

Costcutter on track for distribution transition

SYMBOL store group Costcutter is reported to be on track to dramatically change its buying and supplying arrangements when its current deal with Nisa...
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Scotland’s Top Alcohol Brands: 8-10

Spotlight on the top Scottish alcohol brands of 2022 from 8-10 including The Glenlivet, Tamnavulin and Jura.

Aldi pledges billions for British suppliers

ALDI has pledged to increase the amount of food and drink it buys from British suppliers by £3.5bn a year within the next five...

New limits bring sales hangover

Nielsen research finds beer, wine and spirits feel the pain as blood limits change. Grocers hit harder than c-stores but spirits miss out on Christmas...

New website to help boost sales

Help site offers advice on cigar retailing .

Birks in at Boost

Energy and sports drinks specialist Boost Drinks has appointed Kirsty Birks as strategy director. Birks joins from the consultancy Propaganda, where she was on the board...
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Dairy far from run of the Mills

Bosses at Scottish dairy business Mills Milk have been explaining how the firm can help convenience store retailers, while Delamere Dairy has been highlighting a new Salted Caramel flavour.

SWA on electric avenue

The Scottish Wholesale Association and Volvo Trucks are running a trial aimed at accelerating the use of electric vehicles in the sector.
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Two-metre rule returns

THE Scottish Government has called for retailers to return to two-metre physical distancing in stores as part of a raft of new coronavirus restrictions. Regulations...

Food to go CFO

CONVENIENCE food and food-to-go manufacturer Greencore has appointed Eoin Tonge as chief financial officer and as a director of the group. He joined Greencore...

Newsagents “baffled”

NEWSPAPER distributor Menzies has defended its charging structure, following accusations that its new prices had left retailers “baffled”. The National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN)...
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Retailers Against Crime urges Stirling retailers to sign up to crime-fighting tool

Business owners in Stirling have been urged to sign up to an innovative crime-fighting tool by Retailers Against Crime and Go Forth Stirling BID.

The Co-op buys Nisa

Nisa retailers accept offer for buying group NISA retailers have accepted The Co-op’s £143m offer to purchase the buying group. After a summer of speculation over...

Sunshine and sugar-free fuels profits

A sunny summer with strong sales of sugar-free Irn-Bru helped AG Barr’s pre-tax profits rise 9.6% to £38.1m in the year ending 26 January. Turnover...
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Federation warns on living wage

RETAIL industry representative group the Scottish Grocer’s Federation has expressed concern that politicians and others appear to be intensifying efforts to establish a statutory...
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Plant-based bakery range

VEGAN bakery brand Oggs has introduced a range of Brownie, Flapjack, Millionaire and Tiffin bars for the food-to-go category.