The Buzz about jelly – Crosse & Blackwell teams up with Disney

CROSSE & Blackwell has teamed up with Disney for a new range of Toy Story-branded fruit-in-jelly pots. Part of its 4Kids brand, The range...

No first foot for shops

THE Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has slammed a move to ban trading on New Year’s Day, claiming it is “short sighted” and “surreal”.
A person stands at a Lucky Saint branded beer tap pulling a pint with bottle of Lucky Saint in front of him.

In-Drinks Glasgow launches 2025 show

Drinks sector trade show In-Drinks has confirmed it will return in March 2025, offering drinks brands the chance to showcase their products.

A wheely good deed for charity

THIRTY-SEVEN brave industry professionals have cycled 358km down the length of Wales to raise money for Grocery Aid. Bosses from firms including Bestway and Booker...
Proposed bans on 10-packs of cigarettes as well as 19-packs and RYO packs of less than 30g continue to make their way through the EU system.

Euro tobacco restrictions closer

BANS on cigarette packs below 20 sticks and RYO tobacco packs below 30g moved a step closer late last month when the revised European...

Marketing with a new digital tool

COSTCUTTER Supermarket Group is entering 2018 with a new digital offer that should aid retailers with their marketing.
Tesco says things are looking up

Tesco says things are looking up

CONSUMERS are feeling more confident, according to supermarket giant Tesco’s quarterly survey of customer attitudes. But concerns about personal finances and job security remain...
Symbol stores

Changing course or sticking together

January is a good time to reassess symbols and see what’s out there for convenience retailers

Premier breaks 3300

PREMIER, the UK’s biggest symbol group, now has more than 3,300 Premier stores in the UK, brand owner Booker says. The total includes 330 new...
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Experts discuss how to make c-stores more profitable and sustainable

In the third Convenience Conversation of 2019, the panel discuss the need for innovation to survive
Aldi’s futuristic Greenwich store.

Shop & Go at Aldi

ALDI is the latest supermarket to launch its first checkout-free store in London.
A Biffa branded waste disposal truck is parked outside of a building.

Biffa takes legal action against ScotGov over DRS

Waste management firm Biffa has confirmed it is seeking legal action against the Scottish Government following the collapse of the deposit return scheme.
NISA App

Nisa appy with response

Nisa has launched a new mobile app, offering retailers the ability to place orders from their mobile devices.
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.
A group of people attending the Scottish Grocer Awards 2024.

Scottish Grocer Awards shortlist revealed

The Scottish Grocer Awards 2025 shortlist has been revealed as we reveal those stores who have risen to the top throughout 2025.
Nisa vegetables

Nisa’s health push

Nisa has boosted its health credentials by teaming up with the Scottish Government funded Healthy Living Programme