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No deal Brexit chaos would be a disaster for British retail industry

THE Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has warned that retailers would take a massive hit should the UK exit the European Union without some kind of deal

Food to go is here to stay

In the first Convenience Conversation of 2019, Scottish Grocer invited a group of retailers, suppliers and EPOS firms to Kirkcaldy to talk food to go and impulse. Discussion centred around how c-stores can position themselves to make the most of this valuable market .
Broken Egg with EU theme

Breggsit concerns

BRITISH Lion egg processors are predicting supply problems regardless of whether or not a deal is struck with the EU
Theresa May and EU flags

Brexit means challenges

Scottish independent retailers say Brexit is already affecting business

Deposit return trial gets underway

Dennis and Linda Williams welcome guests for launch of 12-week DRS pilot scheme across three c-stores .

Huge illegal tobacco haul in Glasgow

Four arrested for excise duty fraud HMRC has seized an estimated five tonnes of suspected illicit tobacco in Glasgow. Revenue and Customs officers uncovered the haul...

Opinion split on DRS

Individuals and industry disagree on best way forward The public wants it all, but industry strikes a more cautious tone according to analysis of the...

Watchdog could block supermarket merger

Extensive competition concerns could spell end for £3bn deal A SIGNIFICANT blow has been dealt to the proposed merger of Sainsbury’s and Asda as competition...

Decision delayed on Sainsbury’s Asda deal

BUSINESSES will have to wait longer than expected to find out if the proposed merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda will go ahead. The Competition and Markets...

Store vacancies soar

TOWN centre vacancy rates are ramping up at breakneck speed according to the latest figures published by the Scottish Retail Consortium. Scotland’s vacancy rate figure...

Certas solutions for independents

Retail director Richard Billington sets out the Gulf case for independent forecourt retailers in Scotland

Nisa has eyes on forecourt shops

Symbol sets out its stall for independent retailers

Shoppers looking for some hot stuff

Porridge bucking the trend with breakfast growth

Rising costs fuel job loss

SRC claims public policy hurting retail

Snapping up a plastic trolley solution

Shopping trolley supplier Formbar has snapped up the distribution rights for the Polycart range of plastic trolleys

Spar’s big charity success

Spar owned stores are celebrating after CJ Lang announced that it had donated £700,000 to local causes, charities, organisations and community groups over the past decade