Catching out the proxy purchasers
A PROXY purchasing campaign in North Lanarkshire has reported 38 adults caught buying alcohol for children.
A new chief for Scotfresh
SCOTFRESH is seeking a new managing director
Fund for food to go
FOOD to go has gained government support following a commitment by cabinet secretary Fergus Ewing to create a new £250,000 capital investment programme
Time to protect shop workers
ADDITIONAL protections under the law for retailers and other workers selling age-restricted products have been given a further push
A big name for free-from shelf
Warburtons brand lands in gluten free
Landmark role for Amaan
UNITED Wholesale Grocers boss Amaan Ramzan has been elected vice chairman of Landmark Wholesale
Changes afoot at Camelot
Ahead of his appointment as Camelot chief executive, Nigel Raiton spent the summer conducting a strategic review of the business
Tesco-Booker gets green light
CMA finds no substantial competition concerns
Government wins long battle on MUP
2012 alcohol pricing act scheduled for 1 May 2018
Stepping into a data-led future
BLANTYRE-based retailer Mo Razzaq has gone digital at his Family Shopper store in Blantyre
New blood at newsagents
SPECIALIST business property adviser Christie & Co has brokered the sale of Millar’s Newsagents in Bonnyrigg
Thinking of the children
THE Bestway Foundation flexed its charitable muscles last week, donating six figures to children’s charity the NSPCC.
P&H in administration
Financially beleaguered wholesaler Palmer & Harvey has gone into administration in a collapse which has resulted in the immediate loss of over 2000 jobs.
Mixed bag budget for retailers
Alcohol duty frozen but NLW still set to rise
CHANCELLOR Philip Hammond has delivered something of a mixed bag for retailers in his Autumn 2017...
First of May will be minimum pricing day
Scottish Government health secretary reveals implementation date.
THE Scottish Government has announced it plans to introduce minimum unit pricing for alcohol on 1 May 2018....
Change at the top for NFRN
The NFRN has announced that Paul Baxter will no longer be performing his duties as NFRN chief executive.
Baxter was appointed chief executive of the...
