Big birthday for Swizzels
90 years of confectionery success
Taking food to go to the next level
Hot snacks and smart merchandising key
Demand for wider choice
Low sugar and protein popular
DRS consultation now open
The Scottish Government has opened its consultation on DRS giving retailers the opportunity to weigh in on what shape the scheme should take before legislation is brought to the Scottish Parliament
Smith takes top SWA job
SCOTTISH independent retailing stalwart Colin Smith has been appointed chief executive of the Scottish Wholesale Association, with current executive director Kate Salmon set to...
Poundworld enters administration
POUNDWORLD is the latest major retail casualty on the high street putting thousands of jobs at risk.
The budget store, which employs over 5000 staff...
Deposit return debuts at Musselburgh Iceland
Frozen food specialist launches reverse vending trial at four UK stores
Scottish producers snap up awards
Local produce gets star treatment at Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards
CELEBRATING Scottish produce was the name of the game at the Edinburgh International...
Sarwar takes SGF role
UNITED Wholesale Scotland MD Asim Sarwar is set to take on a whole new set of duties following his appointment as the new vice-president...
Scotland tops retail vacancies
Figures reveal more high street units lost than anywhere else in the UK
All good sports
STRATHMORE water has been named Official Partner of the Glasgow 2018 European Championships.
Don’t get caught out by data regs
NEW EU data protection regulations governing how businesses collect, store and distribute information have come into force.
ATMs under LINK threat
SCOTTISH consumers and businesses could be hit hard by changes to ATM network LINK, research from consumer association Which? has found.
Payments turn a profit
PAYPOINT had a lucrative 2017 according to the payment firm’s preliminary results for the year ending 31 March 2018, with the firm posting pre-tax profits of £52.9m.
Tributes paid to Neil McNicol
Neil served Scotland’s retail sector for over four decades in various roles at field sales firm McCurrach.
Patchy clothing sales sees M&S close stores
HIGH street staple Marks and Spencer revealed it will now close over 100 stores by 2022, including 21 that have already shut up shop
