Expecting a news arrival
HELLO! magazine is gearing up for the arrival of the royal baby, due on July 13. The publisher expects to shift 150% more copies...
Bagged and tagged
IT looks like there could be a Battle of the Bags brewing – and it will be fought in the nation’s convenience stores.
Stores under...
Brands pressed
SCOTLAND’S juice and juice drinks fans remain among the most likely in Britain to buy branded products and brands still account for the majority...
Expansion to help keep jobs
DAWNFRESH Seafoods has announced a £5 million expansion to its Arbroath site.
Spar trialling deli counter
SYMBOL group Spar is trialling a new foodservice system, Daily Deli, complete with servery counter and could roll it out across the UK.
On trial...
ScotGov faces £166m court case with Biffa over DRS failings
Biffa's legal action against the Scottish Government is due to be heard at the Court of Session as the waste management firm seeks £166m in reparations.
Act on energy or shops will shut
As soaring energy costs threaten viable businesses, Scottish business owners have been sounding the alarm over electricity price hikes.
Retailers’ chance to win with drinks firms
Both Suntory Beverage & Food and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners are giving c-store retailers the chance to win in competitions they are running.
Co-op continues ambitious investment programme
Co-op Group has revealed that it will launch 24 new stores and refurbishments in the quarter to the end of June across Britain – taking the total to more than 40 sites in the first half of this year.
Booker’s FareShare record
Leading wholesaler Booker achieves a new milestone in its food redistribution work through deal with surplus food charity FareShare.
Spar Kincorth played host to Original 106 broadcast
Aberdeenshire store Spar Kincorth recently played host to north-eastern radio station Original 106 with its Breakfast Show taking place inside the store.
Clean country in the bag
THE Scottish Grocers Federation is encouraging retailers to use the proceeds from carrier bag charges to help tackle litter, after president Abdul Majid signed...
Making the PayPoint
Scottish c-stores are helping to deliver important cost-of-living support through payment service provider PayPoint.
Abdul’s a trekkie trainer
SCOTTISH Grocers’ Federation president Abdul Majid is hitting his Bellshill Nisa store’s healthy living shelves as he gears up to shed a kilo or...
Food fraud a real concern
ONE in five shoppers are most likely to blame the retailer in cases of food fraud, a new report has found.
Oxfam targets food giants
INTERNATIONAL development charity Oxfam has examined the ethical performance of some of the world’s leading food brand-owning companies and found them lacking.
As part of...
