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Buxton water production line

Sustainability for the 2020s

With plastic pollution high on the consumer agenda, bottled water brands take action
Person stealing a bottle of wine

Have your say on crime

The ACS is calling on retailers to provide information from the last 12 months for its 2020 Crime Survey
parking meter

Toolkit helps retailers to fight charges

Scottish retailers are being urged to campaign to councils to reduce parking charges.
Energy Efficiency Rating

Energy cost concern

Energy costs are the third biggest concern for retailers, behind only the wholesale cost of goods and business rates
Post Office

New deal for postmasters

Late last year the Post Office announced changes to postmaster commission, so what does it mean for c-store retailers?
Christmas shopping

Sales slow for crucial period

Grocery sales in the UK were “unexpectedly slow” while approaching the peak of the ‘golden quarter’ of festive trading.

Retailers give something back

KEYSTORE retailers spread some festive goodwill over the Christmas period with food bank dumpbins
Gary Maclean Bells Pies

Pie deal for master chef

Scotland’s National Chef and winner of BBC One cooking programme MasterChef the Professionals has joined forced with Bells Food Group.
Scotmid Drinks Lab

Sober brand in Scotmid

Port Glasgow-based small-batch soda manufacturer The Start-Up Drinks Lab has been celebrating after securing a multi-store listing in Scotmid.
Symbol stores

Changing course or sticking together

January is a good time to reassess symbols and see what’s out there for convenience retailers
Nisa Stoneleigh

VR tour of Nisa store

Nisa has launched a virtual reality tool which lets retailers explore the Evolution store
Buffalo

All go for the buffalo

A Fife farmer is one step closer to creating Scotland’s first-ever buffalo mozzarella, following a successful crowdfunding campaign.
Highland game venison

Not too deer for UK wholesalers

Major expansion for Dundee-based supplier

Excelling in rural retail

Running a store in a small village isn’t easy, but Spar Tarves shines
Nisa future store

Recruitment is up at Nisa

Nisa recruited over 500 stores in 2019, with the symbol highlighting its Co-op own-brand offer as a key component in its success.
Black Friday sale

Reasons to be “cautiously optimistic”

Scottish retail sales appeared to be on the rise towards the end of 2019, following a year of disappointment and decline.