SGF adds legal hotlines
THE Scottish Grocers Federation, in partnership with TLT, has launched two new legal hotlines to provide members with advice on licensing and employment issues...
Report challenges food health plans
Official bodies hit back after obesity and public health activists criticise fat avoidance recommendations
AN obesity charity has sparked heated debate after urging people to...
Wholesalers go over the course
A workshop designed to help ambitious wholesalers develop new skills and attitudes has been hailed a success by delegates and the organisers.
The Scottish Wholesale...
Snow joke
Chilly April and early Easter mean sales slip again
But food drops less than before as clothing is hit
APRIL 2016 proved yet another poor retail...
Promos… what promos?
THE proportion of consumer spending at UK supermarkets that goes on items on promotion hit its lowest level in over seven years, in April,...
We hae new listings
AYRSHIRE-based butcher business We hae meat has signed a £750,000 range expansion agreement with The Co-operative.
The deal will see nine new lines -...
Independents’ sales slip 5.6%
TIMES were tough in the 12 weeks to late April for the major supermarkets but they were even tougher for symbol and independent stores,...
Windfarm on Mars
CONFECTIONERY, food and pet food firm Mars Incorporated—has partnered with Eneco UK on a new 20-turbine wind farm in Moy, near Inverness, to power...
Iceland in reality TV push
FROZEN food retailer Iceland has its own mini reality TV series running as part of a major ads push.
The group delivered shopping to three...
Parents go DIY at feeding time
RESEARCH by analysis firm Mintel found that sales of wet and dry baby food in Britain dropped by 14% between 2012 and 2015 as...
Still to master the details
ALTHOUGH many retailers say they are aware of tobacco manufacturing and retailing regulation changes that result from the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD2) they...
workSHOP: Clydebank Co-operative and Hornbeam Store
Our workSHOP special looks at how Mondelez International has worked with different types and sizes of c-store to make confectionery category management pay off.
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Certas Energy ties in with SGF
Certs Energy, the largest independent fuel and lubricant distributors in the UK, with more than 500 Gulf branded forecourts and serving 1,200 service stations,...
Gala’s little wonder
Open since April, Tweed Road Stores in Galashiels is a new venture for forecourt retail company Adam Purves. Its refurbishment has packed a huge...
Awards profile – Tobacco Accessories Retailer of the Year 2016
Brothers find accessories add to profit and customer appeal
Winner Family Shopper, Motherwell
Tobacco Accessories Retailer of the Year 2016
Sponsored by Republic Technologies UK. Interview with...
Landmark hits the own label road
LANDMARK Wholesale has been on the road in a bid to raise retailer awareness of its own-label lines, which include Prince Consort, LSV, Lifestyle,...
