Karin Hayhow and Jane Spiers

Visit the Pay Office

Consumers who pay their bills via Payzone will now be able to do so at nearly 25,000 locations thanks to a successful acquisition by the Post Office
Numbers were up at the Londis and Budgens shows ‘Retailing 2013 – The Main Event’ held in Manchester and Surrey last month.

Londis show attendance soars

ALMOST 1,200 Londis and Budgens stores were represented at the Musgrave trade shows, ‘Retailing 2013, The Main Event’, held in Manchester and Surrey last...

Wheeler steps in as GroceryAid treasurer

Sainsbury’s executive joins the GroceryAid Trustee Board as Treasurer RETAIL charity GroceryAid has appointed David Wheeler, head of finance and logistics at Sainsburys, to its...

The Larder wins £10k

A Coatbridge school is set to further tackle food poverty in the local area with an injection of support with £10k in funding for its school store.
SRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor figures showed October 2014 was bleak for food sales value. Like-for-like totals were down 4.7% on 2013.

Food sales slump hits six months

• 12 month average performance the worst on record • Halloween demand fails to prevent October like-for-like crash FOOD sales slumped across Scotland last month, with like-for-like figures...
As competition intensifies,many symbol stores are likely to seek something that sets them apart from the c-stores of the supermarket giants. Branded food companies like Subway have been keen to sign up symbol store retailers as franchisees. Specialist retail research company him! found one in three consumers in its survey said a branded food operation would encourage them to visit a store more often.

Symbols set to change?

Much of the news on the symbol sector is still very positive. Forecasts for future trading and market share are robust. But symbol-branded shops...
McCaskie’s chieftain o’ the pudding.

Quality for c-stores

SCOTLAND’S most awarded butcher turned down a major supermarket listing in favour of the convenience channel.
Shoplifting, violent crime and ATM ram raids are all issues facing c-stores

Thousands face abuse

OVER 1600 cases of shop worker abuse were reported to Police Scotland in the first six months since legislation protecting retail staff was introduced.
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Big step forward in fight against retail crime

Daniel Johnson MSP formally lodges Protection of Workers bill SHOPWORKERS could receive new protection under the law if MSPs back a bill that has been...

MSPs agree to MUP rise

The Scottish Government has agreed to rise the minimum unit pricing on alcohol to 65p per unit this coming September after the vote passed in parliament.
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Store evolution for Spar in Scotland

Company-owned store showcases the ambition of CJ Lang by tapping into the latest c-store trends .

Double lottery win for Kirkcaldy store

A PREMIER retailer in Fife is celebrating after selling a second lucky customer a jackpot winning lottery ticket in the space of two years. Asif...

Birthday bonus for good causes

WORLD foods specialist Tropical Sun is celebrating its 21st anniversary this year by giving £21,000 to good causes.

Hitting the sweet spot

IT has been an incredible year for Mandi Duncan. Employed as the Saturday girl at Barassie Day-Today for 17 years, Mandi got the chance to...

Rogue tobacco maintains sales

Latest figures show illicit cigarettes hold up as legitimate sales tumble CRIMINALS using illicit methods and networks may have sold 4bn cigarettes in the...
CCEP has researched plant packs.

Plant-based packs

COCA-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has shared its vision of the future with its new plant-based bottle concept.
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