Cup charge postponed
PLANS to charge a deposit on disposable coffee cups have been shelved as the Scottish Government dedicates resources to tackling the coronavirus
Healthy Living Programme launches Welby for Families in Spar stores
The Healthy Living Programme has teamed up with Spar Scotland for the launch of its in-store promotion Cooking with Welby for Families
Supermarket share grab
Tesco continues its comeback and shows best sales growth for three years
BRITAIN’S biggest multiple grocer Tesco has recorded its best year-on-year sales figures for...
Fixing Food Confusion
MISUNDERSTANDING over whether vegan foods are suitable for people with allergies to milk or other products has led the Food and Drink Federation to draw up guidance notes for the food industry and the wider population.
C-stores set to reach £49bn
Symbols grow 5.1% as multiples outnumber indies
The UK convenience retail market should be worth £49 billion by 2019, growing by over 30% over...
Store team put noses on the line
NORMALLY if you talk noses at award-winning Milnathort c-store and ice-cream business Giacopazzi’s you’d expect to be swirling a fine wine at one of...
Jet Restalrig reopens following six-month transformation
Jet Restalrig has reopened its doors following a major six-month long refit that has completely transformed the forecourt store.
Staff need support through bills crisis
Harriet Gray, Employment Associate in the People, Reward and Mobility team at Dentons UK and Middle East LLP, discusses employee wellbeing and productivity.
Poorest food result in 16 years
THERE was no let up in the tough market for food and drink in Scotland in July in figures from the Scottish Retail Consortium/KPMG...
Insects to help cut emissions
Morrisons has announced it plans to introduce carbon neutral eggs this year.
Reasons to party
WHOLESALERS from across Scotland were celebrating success last month at a gala ceremony in the Sheraton Grand, Edinburgh.
Extra crime assistance
Retailers who suffer an accident, robbery or assault in the workplace can now turn to a new professional counselling service set up by GroceryAid .
Island dream – Makeover for Benbecula independent
Ronald Maclennan had wanted to transform his Benbecula store for several years. Last summer his dream became reality. He now has one of the...
Shop theft record broken
The Association of Convenience Stores has revealed a massive surge in theft across the UK's local shops in its latest 2024 Crime Report.
Women quitting as smoking slips
Official figures show just over one in five of Scottish adults smoke and figures continue to move downwards as more women move away from...
Call for further tobacco rules
A cross party group of MPs and House of Lords Peers – with support from anti-smoking campaign group ASH – has released a wish list of tobacco control measures in a bid to eradicate smoking in the UK by 2030
