Six figures from Spar
CJ Lang celebrated a major fundraising milestone last month, having raised £150,000 for charity over a 12 month period.
Black Friday fails to boost food
• Footfall jumps as deep discount offers attract shoppers
• But food and drink registers seventh straight decline
THE number of people visiting stores in Scotland increased in...
UK’s top cleaning brand revealed
Product of the Year has found the UK's top cleaning brand alongside the most important factors behind their purchases of cleaning products.
Mobile message takes Spar to 18-44 group
SYMBOL store group Spar launched its first major mobile marketing initiative last month with mobile device-related coupon activity that tied into its new TV...
National Lottery resurrects iconic gold hand and ‘It Could Be You!’ strapline
The “It Could Be You!” strapline was first used when the National Lottery was launched in 1994.
Record deliveries at Nisa
WHOLESALER and symbol group operator Nisa says it’s achieving record on-time delivery rates.
More than 96% of deliveries had been made on time and...
Change at Co-op group
There is a new man at the top of Co-operative Federal Retail and Trading Services
Digital expo registration
Registrations are open for this year’s Nisa Expo – which is being held digitally for the first time
Food life begins at 40 for award winning store
THE Isle of Lewis has a new food retail hero.
Grocery store and deli 40 North, in the west of the island, was named Independent...
Scotmid’s Karen Scott named as chair of SRC
Scotmid chief executive Karen Scott has been named as the new chair of the Scottish Retail Consortium, taking over from Debbie Harding.
Great efforts for GroceryAid
GroceryAid fundraising has been getting underway in Scotland as of late with bosses for the charity discussing the success of its latest events.
Five years of growth
CALLING sports and energy the biggest category in soft drinks within c-stores, Red Bull has predicted five years of continued growth for energy drinks.
Category...
Dan Brown acquires ownership of Pinkie Farm
Dan Brown and his family have acquired 100% ownership of Pinkie Farm from the Sands family, expressing an ambition to expand the convenience retail business.
Wholesale retirement
John Baines, trading director of Unitas Wholesale, has officially retired.
The Kitchen opens in Edinburgh store
SCOTMID has unveiled The Kitchen, its new in-store hot food-to-go concept, at Ratho Station, Edinbugh.
The varied range includes hot meals and pizzas, salad pots...
Moving towards moderation
RECENT world events may have many reaching for a bottle, but Dan Harwood, head of wine education for Eisberg, reckons alcohol-free products could be...
