Spar stores see return of Shop & Win
SPAR’s Shop & Win campaign has returned, with more than £250,000 worth of prizes up for grabs.
Andy Burt, Spar UK senior marketing manager,...
New vaping rules guide
RETAILERS concerned by the implications of EUTPD legislation for e-cigarettes can look to a new guide for advice.
Launched by e-cigarette brand Blu, the guide...
TPD2 could cost 10,000 local jobs
Tobacco makers slam small packs ban
NEW EU regulations on tobacco have been branded “illogical, counter-productive and poorly implemented” by the Tobacco Manufacturers Association.
The...
Müller confirms Aberdeen and East Kilbride closures
DAIRY giant Müller Milk & Ingredients has confirmed that it is to close its dairy plants in Aberdeen and East Kilbride in moves that...
Clans chief becomes Filshill commercial director
GLASGOW-based wholesaler JW FILSHILL, owner of the KeyStore convenience store brand, has appointed Chris Miller to the new position of group commercial director.
Miller, who...
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...
