Scottish Grocers' Federation chief executive Pete Cheema.

Concern over illicit vape sales inaction

A new study has highlighted a shocking lack of targeted enforcement action against rogue vape traders across 11 major UK cities, including Glasgow.
Vape and cigarettes

Ban boost for vaping

Sales of menthol vaping SKUs have shot up in the wake of the 20 May menthol ban, according to new IRI figures.

Budget: Duty frozen across the board

ALCOHOL and tobacco duties will remain at current levels, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed in his 2021 Budget. Duties across beer, cider, wines, spirits and...

Loco scores its first 50

LOCO, Nisa’s symbol group for smaller c-stores, now has 50 branches across the UK including four in Scotland. One of the Scottish outlets is...
Lidl’s Gordon Rafferty, Ross Millar and Graeme Mair.

Breaking ground

Work gets underway at Lidl’s new RDC in North Lanarkshire GROUND has been broken at discounter Lidl’s new Regional Distribution Centre (RDC) at Eurocentral in...
A can of Red Bull Curuba Summer Edition is next to a glass filled with the energy drink on a table with greenery blurred in the background.

Energising soft drinks with Red Bull

Red Bull has pushed the massive opportunity that the energy drinks subcategory presents to convenience retailers through its flavoured drinks range.
Billy Keane

Keane joins Graham’s board

FORMER managing director of Robert Wiseman Dairies Billy Keane is joining the board of Graham’s The Family Dairy. Keane spent 18 years with RWD, serving...

Keeping value on display

Digital and data firm The Wholesale Company (TWC) has found that consumers are willing to pay a little extra on price marked packs.

Healthy eating trend gaining traction

THE healthy eating trend is fighting fit according to figures from data and technology firm IRI.

Douglas will be dearly missed

TRIBUTES have been paid from across the retail and confectionery industries to Douglas Rae, who passed away at the age of 87 after a...
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Scotland’s top brands facing challenges of changing habits

Lesley Ann Gray, strategic lead for Scotland at market research company Kantar – which provides the listing of the top 50 Scottish non-alcohol brands in Scotland and the top 10 Scottish alcohol brands in Scotland, analyses the year for the leading Scottish brands in Scottish food and drink retailing.

Sales worst for nearly two years

Sales decreased by 2.1% on a like-for-like basis compared to November 2017

Is another delay in store for DRS?

Media reports over a potential delay to the UK-wide go-live date for the deposit return scheme as little information about the scheme has been forthcoming.
sugar

Shopper concern shifts to sugar

SUGAR has become the number one nutrient concern of shoppers in the UK, according to Kantar Worldpanel. Research from the consumer insight company shows that...

Sales slip at Costcutter

COSTCUTTER Supermarkets Group has announced an 8.9% decline in annual turnover. A statement from parent company Bibby Line Group revealed that total turnover for 2015...
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Independents – home of Boost

BOOST is a star brand in independents according to its brand owner, quoting a market research company that specialises in c-stores. Recent numbers from SalesOut...