Growing frozen
INDEPENDENT wholesaler Bestway has appointed a new category manager for its frozen business. Rachel Hartwell joins from the Musgrave group. She is now responsible...
Bruce hits 1,000
BROWNLIE’s of Biggar retailer Bruce Morgan has raised £2,500 for McMillan Cancer Support by running 1,000 miles in a year.
Bruce and his wife Donna...
Hovis keeps it toasty
Hovis offers convenience retailers tips on how to keep sales from the bread and bakery section toasty throughout this winter season.
Automatic unfair is one to be aware of
Facing an unfair dismissal claim can be a daunting prospect for an employer, but an allegation of ‘automatically unfair dismissal’ adds a further dimension to such cases, as specialist Fiona Gorry explains
Launch of new kingmaker
REPUBLIC Technologies is aiming to tap into the £1.9m tubing market with the launch of Swan Kingsize Cigarette Tubes.
The company has revealed two new...
Blowing the food whistle
Ron McNaughton, head of food crime and incidents at Food Standards Scotland, explains how the organisation’s food crime hotline means Scotland’s retailers can help in...
Girish’s Barmulloch store is set to change to Costcutter
Premier Girish's @ Barmulloch is set to change fascia this month as Girish has announced he will be moving to the Costcutter symbol for the store.
Romance lends retailers a hand
FOOD sales, aided by Valentine’s Day, saw Scottish retail sales perform well in February ahead of the disruption caused by snow
More funding for food to go
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced an additional £300,000 in funding for food to go provisions at the SGF’s conference late last month
A Scottish Favourite
We Hae Meat’s Chippy Style Battered Sausage has been named a Scottish Favourite in Scotmid’s competition.
Bestway starts work at Sher
Wholesale group’s project will double trading space, add alcohol and boost chilled at Glasgow city centre site
WHOLESALE group Bestway has wasted little time in...
UWG snaps up depot from Blakemore
Scottish wholesaler acquires site in north of England
Sales ‘bleak’ says SRC
TOTAL retail sales in Scotland fell by almost a quarter in February, according to the latest figures published by the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC).
Member’s alcohol bill seeks bans and targets caffeine
LABOUR Party spokesperson on public health Dr Richard Simpson has launched another attempt to ban caffeinated alcohol drinks, like Buckfast and some alcoholic energy...
Retail app gets social support
Retail app provider Jisp has teamed up with social media manager Maybe* to help its retail customers make better use of online opportunities
Pub boss wins store go-ahead
A Dundee pub and club owner is set to make his first move into convenience retailing after councillors approved plans to turn one of...
