The Bru will get through

ter media has reported on the AG Barr strike action, Scottish Grocer wants to reassure retailers across the sector that Irn Bru deliveries will still be made.
EG Group shopping bag

One million bags saved

EG Group has hit a major milestone in its partnership with Too Good To Go.

Lomond looks to cater to rising demands with its trade show

Lomond Wholesale is gearing up to celebrate local brands at its 2023 trade show which is set to take place on 18 May in the SEC in Glasgow.
Gemma Sellar and Stephanie Karté explain RAC’s partnership with schools.

Intelligence key to fighting crime

Sharing resources and knowledge top of the agenda at Retailers Against Crime conference
Staff at the Co-op Caldon Road Store stand in front of the shop with a novelty pair of scissors and ribbon to mark the completion of its refit.

Irvine Co-op reopens its doors following refit

A Co-op store in Irvine has officially re-opened following on from a seven week programme to update and transform the store.

Plan to cash in

THE UK bakery market is huge, worth £3.8bn, and purchasing bakery products is the third most common reason that people visit c-stores, so it’s...
Laide-Post-Office-counter

Spotlight on Post Office

Government launches Horizon investigation

Food falls but is best sector

DESPITE being down 1.4% on the same month a year earlier, food sales in Scotland during January 2015 recorded their best performance since June...
Pete Cheema, chief executive of the SGF, called for clarity on deposit return.

Clarity needed on key issues

SCOTTISH Grocers’ Federation chief executive Pete Cheema has voiced major concerns around the development of Scotland’s deposit return scheme.

Retail crime bill secures committee backing

A CAMPAIGN to provide shopworkers with more protection under the law has taken a major step forward. MSPs on the Scottish Parliament’s Economy, Energy and...
Faisal Sattar, chief executive at MHouse, sits behind a desk with an Apple Mac laptop on it.

MHouse takes a deeper focus on retailer experience

Faisal Sattar lays out the new products on offer from MHouse, highlighting the flexibility of choice on offer for his customers.
An image of a black and white dog is to the left of the picture, with an under-the-counter illicit nicotine hatch shown to the right hand side of the image.

Over £3k in illicit nicotine products seized in Falkirk

Tobacco detection dog Boo helped to uncover over £3,000 worth of illegal nicotine products in a Falkirk high street premises earlier in February.

Horsemeat no joke for c-store owners

SCOTTISH retailers are reporting mixed responses to the ongoing horsemeat crisis. In Crianlarich, customers are demanding the return of spaghetti Bolognaise and lasagne to...

Stores pay the price

PayPoint says ‘Let’s talk’ but refuses to move on commission cuts as profit jumps 9% PAYMENTS services firm PayPoint says it will discuss options with...

Challenging the health groups

WEETABIX has hit back at a claim from Action on Sugar that branded cereal manufacturers are “deliberately deceiving shoppers” through poor labelling.

Tax and know the score?

JOBS, taxes, pensions, the economy and the currency are huge issues in the forthcoming Scottish independence debate. Some commentators are also wondering what will...