We’ll reconsider shopworker law
Parties tell SGF hustings that Holyrood could look again at parity with emergency services for offences against store staff
CALLS for shop workers to be...
Multiples pay back relief
Firms to return business rates support
Engagement is essential
The personal touch is often what sets a Scottish convenience store apart from its supermarket competition.
Haggis firm is the family tops
FAMOUS haggis producer Macsween of Edinburgh has been named Scotland’s Family Business of the Year.
The company took the title as part of the inaugural...
Illicit store has gantry torn out
A convenience store retailer has had his gantry removed by Imperial after being caught in possession of counterfeit tobacco
Wholesale done differently
A business to business online wholesale brand has been looking to shake things up in the Scottish retail sector.
President appointed
ALLAN Leighton has been appointed the new president of GroceryAid by its board of trustees.
Walker’s Shortbread sales exceed £200m for the first time
Walkers sales exceed £200m for the first time
UK DMO becomes Exchange for Change in new move for DRS
DRS administrator UK DMO has changed its name to Exchange for Change and unveiled new packaging details as the next step is taken towards DRS.
ACS launches 2020 Local Shop Report
Convenience stores generated more than £44 billion in sales in the last year, according to ACS’s Local Shop Report for 2020
Tetley takes a view on tea in 2019
TEA shoppers are valuable to retailers. Whether it’s a black tea or a more exotic blend, customers picking up tea in convenience offer plenty...
Cancer charity message on the road
LIDL is raising awareness of cancer charity CLIC-Sargent with branded trailer skins on articulated lorries.
The discounter’s Alasdair Fowle said: “We have 89 stores...
Total grocery registers first Kantar fall
THE whole UK grocery market is in decline for the first time since Kantar Worldpanel began its records in 1994. Sales are down 0.2%...
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.
Highlands come to Africa
Eighteen adventurous Highland Spring employees have completed a two-week project in Tanzania to build homes for those in need
Co-op Wholesale expands own-brand range
Nisa franchise operator Co-op Wholesale is expanding its own-brand offer in a bid to help independent retailers.
