No deal Brexit brings big costs
Importers would be hit by red tape and tariffs
Londis reshapes
SYMBOL store group Londis has restructured its sales team and equipped them with new technology,in a bid to help retailers build sales and profitability.
Regional...
Hamlyns lays out its green credentials
Responding to the rising demand for more sustainability support with consumers, Hamlyns of Scotland has introduced new paper packaging.
Retail Game Changers: Aston Manor
Scottish Grocer shines a spotlight on the Retail Game Changers and highlights those women making a real difference to the convenience channel.
Scotland sticks with brands
IN a sandwich, toasted under the grill or grated on top of pasta, cheddar remains the most popular type of cheese in Britain, accounting...
Carlsberg’s story behind the slogan
The firm plans to highlight its community work
Change is afoot in symbol sector
Mergers, acquisitions and the collapse of P&H have made their mark on the fascia landscape
Proxy purchase campaign wins award
A retailer-focused campaign to tackle the ongoing issue of proxy purchase, has been officially recognised by Police Scotland as being the project that made...
The multibuy moment?
DO televised sports events really provide major commercial opportunities for retailers? Well, specialist convenience retailing industry analyst HIM Research and Consulting knows that consumers...
We have lift off
CHILDREN’S chocolate brand Kinder has launched its new Kindernauts website and activity programme with an on-pack ‘Win Personalised Backpacks’ promotion across the Kinder Chocolate...
Drinks sales move off and up
THE value of British drinks sales has grown by 1% according to the Drinks Market Summary Overview, which uses off-trade data supplied by Nielsen...
Just the beginning for Brexit
THE UK has left the European Union, but now the really difficult work begins, according to Scotland Food & Drink chief executive James Withers.
Industry faces in at insight body
COMMERCIAL insight and social impact body, IGD, has added four food and consumer goods industry figures to its board of trustees.
Deposit return is delayed to 2022
THE launch date for deposit return has been pushed back to the spring of 2022.
New regulations, published last month as the coronavirus crisis ramped up, have postponed the implementation of DRS. Deposit return was initially slated for a 1 April 2021 launch date.
Jackpot for Camelot
National Lottery ticket sales increased by £175.9 million for the first six months of Camelot’s 2018/19 financial year, compared to the first half of 2017/18
Scottish Government and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service launches Firework Safety campaign
New fireworks campaign is launched by the Scottish Government and Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
