Flavours of the month
A look at what’s new in the world of crisps and snacks
Plenty to chew over this spring
Consultations abound at Westminster
Bank closures hit retailers
RETAILERS pulled no punches when giving evidence on the effect of bank branch closures on the convenience sector.
Bags of attention for sharing packs
Larger formats and sugar free are soaring
Calls for support following poor festive footfall
THE Scottish Retail Consortium has called for the Scottish Government to do more to support the high street, following the publication of dire footfall...
Landmark and Today’s merger
LANDMARK Wholesale and Today’s Group have unveiled plans to merge. Subject to member approval, the merged buying group will be known as Unitas Wholesale...
No charge for electric vehicles
Volkswagen has installed free charging points for electric vehicles at 400 Tesco stores across the UK
More funding for food to go
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced an additional £300,000 in funding for food to go provisions at the SGF’s conference late last month
Butcher more than meating expectations
An Edinburgh butcher has been named ‘Scotch Lamb Butcher of the Year’ by a panel of experts in a competition run by Quality Meat Scotland
Aldi acceleration continues
24 stores were opened across November and December
Certas solutions for independents
Retail director Richard Billington sets out the Gulf case for independent forecourt retailers in Scotland
Court delivers a blow to the PO
Judge questions Subpostmaster contracts
CMA blocks Sainsbury’s and Asda merger
The proposed merger between Sainsbury's and Asda has been blocked by the competition watchdog
Society thrives in tough conditions
Scotmid results show turnover and profits up in 2018
Banking charges cut
Paypoint has been helping remove banking charges for more than 2,000 of its ATM customers .
Concerns for Scottish retail
Grocery sales in Scotland recorded their weakest performance in two and a half years for the four week period to 25 May .
