Simon Howie, owner of Simon Howie Group, stands in front of rows of solar panels.

Simon Howie powers on renewables

Perthshire butchery brand Simon Howie has installed a new sustainable energy system to cut carbon emissions and power its system through renewable energy.

Thompson returns with Eddy’s brand

MORNING Noon and Night co-founder Stephen Thompson has launched a new convenience retail brand, with plans to open at least 30 stores. Eddy’s Food Station...
The McLeish c-store in Inverurie, the town with the fewest shop vacancies in the recent LDC / Institute of Retail Studies study of Scottish retail properties. The Aberdeenshire town’s vacancy rate was just 2%. Nearby Banff and Huntly both had vacancy rates of more than 30%.

Unused shops rate hits 14.5%

MORE than one in seven of Scotland’s shops are empty, in a third of the country’s top towns seven out of 10 of empty...

Score swag with Carling

BEER and cider drinkers are in with the chance to catch some live Premier League action thanks to the latest on-pack promotion from Carling.

Quality and value come in All Rounders

Golden Casket unveils a major update to one of its beloved lines, aligning it with its more premium brand and reflecting the current economic market.
Lambrini bottles

Lambrini acquired

Accolade Wines has acquired Lambrini. This is Accolade’s third acquisition in the past year, following the purchase of Katnook Estate and Rolf Binder Wines in Australia.

Flavours of the month

Red Bull is banking on its wide range of flavoured energy drinks to help push up sales during the summer with a new Juneberry variant.
Lactalis has ensured that the firm's Scottish cheeses highlight their provenance.

Scottish cheese brands promote provenance

Working with retailers to make the most of the Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight is absolutely critical for its brands from north of the border, say bosses at cheese maker Lactalis UK & Ireland.
Co-op has extended its partnership with Starship Technologies

Co-op and Amazon land

AMAZON grocery and the Co-op have joined forces for a grocery pilot scheme in Glasgow.

Staying home for Valentine’s

Lovebirds are moving on to a date night in the house for this year according to Aldi Scotland data giving retailers a chance to drive up some extra sales.

Royal reception for Wilkie

The royal-ish visitor joined Wilkie, his friends and family and an array of personalities from the dairy and agricultural industries
The fuel brand wants to show the human face of Jet where its staff step up

Jet spins people round with its new advertising campaign ‘Carousel’

The fuel brand wants to show the human face of Jet where its staff step up
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Comic book treatment for a heroic retailer

MONIAIVE retailer Graham Watson has taken coronavirus heroism to the next level by appearing in a special comic

Contactless soaring

Barclaycard reveals triple-digit growth in contactless payment spend in 2016 CONTACTLESS payments continue to surge in popularity, Barclaycard has revealed, with total spend leaping upwards...
Scottish Grocers' Federation chief executive Pete Cheema.

SGF calls for business growth opportunity

The SGF has called on ScotGov to announce relief for small businesses in Scotland in the upcoming Scottish Budget, to allow stores to build up investments.
The HLP team have worked with chef Gary Maclean to promote home cooking.

Healthy Living Programme provides a boost

The Healthy Living Programme's Cooking At Home campaign and events aimed at youngsters is leading to healthier results for stores and consumers.