Spar blooms for charity
Spar employees and customers around the UK donned yellow daffodils for the launch of a new partnership with terminal illness charity Marie Curie.
Stores in...
It’s a sweet deal
Confectionery importer and wholesaler Innovative Bites has acquired Hancocks Holdings in a move which boosts its sales team to more than 150 and expands...
Highland store closes doors
Laggan Stores, in the heart of the Highlands, has closed its doors following a UK Home Office decision to deport the family behind the...
Digging deep for First Aid
Scotmid has pedalled out £15,500 in support for St Andrew’s First Aid, allowing the charity to boost its two-wheeled cycle response team.
The latest donation...
Evolution for Nisa
Symbol group Nisa launched its new Store of the Future 2 Evolution format, which it says offers retailers a greater degree of flexibility, at...
A spotlight on off-sales
Report makes tough recommendations
A Scottish Government funded charity has made noises in favour of a clamp down on licences for convenience retailers in the...
Tobacco hits deadline day
EU regulations tightening the rules on tobacco sales come into force this month, and retailers who fail to comply could face prosecution.
From 21 May,...
Promotions hit an 11 year low
SPENDING on supermarket promotions has hit its lowest level in 11 years, consumer insight firm Nielsen has revealed, with deals generating 26% of all...
Eating into budgets
Scottish Retail Consortium claims fall in Sterling is driving up the price of food
The impact of the fall in Sterling on commodity prices is...
New charge for old PayPoint terminal
Independent retailers who continue to use the traditional yellow PayPoint terminal are to be charged a new monthly fee as the payment services firm...
Divisions deepen over DRS plan
Leading retailer quits SGF over stance on scheme
ONE of Scotland’s most prominent convenience retailers has withdrawn from the Scottish Grocers Federation due to their...
Forget about the weather
Scottish climate is no barrier to BBQ sales
Scottish barbecue season may sound like the start of a joke but despite sometimes dreich weather, the...
A new leaf
The market for tea has been changing for some time now, and with sectors like green and fruit claiming more converts, along with coffee,...
From farm to fork prevails
Organic is in the ascendancy
LOCAL brands chime with customers for a number of reasons and the idyllic vision of wholesome produce is certainly one...
Scottish food is under fire
FSS takes aim at ‘unhealthy’ options
SCOTLAND’S food industry could be facing increased regulation in future, if recent recommendations from Food Standards Scotland (FSS) are...
New directions: Harry Singh, Londis of Carstairs Junction
After finishing school aged 18, Harry Singh stepped into the back of his family’s Carstairs Junction store to pore over sales data. Now he’s...
