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Hancocks sets out summer Sweetest Day event for retailers

Leading confectionery wholesaler Hancocks has announced its next Sweetest Day event for retailers this summer on 10 July.
Retailers can offer some fun in the packed lunch this autumn term with the Yazoo Kids range.

Capitalise on Minions craze with Yazoo and Premier Foods

Milk drinks brand Yazoo and ambient products firm Premier Foods are both bringing fun to kids' mealtimes thanks to the hugely popular Minions cartoon characters from the Despicable Me movies.

Home care solutions

This year saw Jeyes launch its new Smart Brush Barbecue Cleaner, offering consumers a gel cleaner with built in brush application
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The golden shot – Diageo push new Smirnoff variant

PREMIUM vodka, flavoured with cinnamon and shot through with real gold leaf, is the latest innovation from Smirnoff, the UK’s top selling vodka brand. Launched...
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More focus on food price

THE Office for National Statstics has reintroduced detailed analysis on fluctuating food prices, in response to increased interest in the rising cost of living.

FM seeks disposable vapes ban

Humza Yousaf has announced there will be a consultation on a potential ban on selling single-use disposable vapes following concerns over underage vapers.

Junk food tax still on the table?

UK government childhood obesity plan doesn’t go far enough – Food Standards Scotland FISCAL measures that could include tax or charges on food seen as ...

Nisa posts £3m loss

Mutually-owned buying group Nisa has announced the first annual loss in its history after a year in which it lost its biggest customer and ...

Concentrated effort

SHOPPERS are increasing the number of clothes care products they are buying and are buying them more frequently, according to Katharine Crossland, Unilever commercial...

Celebrating Scotland’s best

BEFORE the coronavirus crisis ramped up, retailers, staff and suppliers came together for the Scottish Grocer Awards 2020 – and what a night they had.
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SGF takes to the stage

RETAILER representative group the Scottish Grocers Federation held its 2014 national conference last month at the National Stadium, Hampden Park in Glasgow. Around 160 delegates...
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Expecting a news arrival

HELLO! magazine is gearing up for the arrival of the royal baby, due on July 13. The publisher expects to shift 150% more copies...

UWS teams up with Gophr

UNITED Wholesale Scotland’s delivery app brand Yuu has launched a new on-demand delivery service with Gophr in Glasgow. The new service aims to offer consumers...
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Minimum wage to jump 3%

Cable accepts Commission recommendation SCOTLAND’S retailers are likely to see wage costs rise in the autumn after business secretary Vince Cable last month accepted...
Village stores provide important services and essential goods for the communities they serve, says the ACS report.

Rural retailers ‘invested £280million in stores last year’

Rural retailers invested more than £280million in the last year, providing essential services and goods, according to the Association of Convenience Stores.
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Miller Genuine Draft back on TV

THE Scottish off-trade’s second-biggest lager brand, Miller Genuine Draft, returned to TV screens with a new ad last month. The latest in the Tonight, It’s...