Vacancies soar on the high street
Scottish footfall figures fall behind UK
Carlsberg’s story behind the slogan
The firm plans to highlight its community work
Illicit store has gantry torn out
A convenience store retailer has had his gantry removed by Imperial after being caught in possession of counterfeit tobacco
Health policy to hit food to go
Paper from FSS puts food to go in the spotlight with proposed restrictions
‘Golden quarter’ starts off rusty
Traditionally the strongest quarter of the year, the last four months of 2018 got off to a slow start according to the latest retail sales figures
Just Eat? Just Asda
Asda has teamed up with Just Eat to launch a pizza delivery trial at four stores across the UK
Lang time coming
New executive team plans big change
Highlands come to Africa
Eighteen adventurous Highland Spring employees have completed a two-week project in Tanzania to build homes for those in need
Co-op staff to the rescue
Nineteen Co-op stores across the Highlands and Islands have helped to raise over £32,000 to buy a mobility device for a four year old boy
Sports lunch packs punch
Alan Shearer and Mike Tindall were just two of the sporting legends in attendance at the 2018 GroceryAid Sporting Lunch
Alternative for retailers
The Retail Mutual turns 20 next year and the retail insurer is calling on shop owners to get in touch to see what solutions it can provide
Independent champion
The newly formed Unitas Wholesale has promised to stick up for independents at its first major briefing to suppliers
C-stores trial Envipco RVM
Reverse vending machine firm Envipco has teamed up with the Scottish Grocers Federation and recycling firm Viridor to trial its RVMs in three Scottish stores
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
Councils ignoring rate relief option
Few councils use powers to cut business rates
Top up shops come out top
The top up shop is making big gains with British consumers, with smaller trips increasing at twice the rate of larger trolley shops
