Green tea lovers to benefit
TEA brand PG Tips wants its consumers to put something back, by composting or recycling their teabags.
And to encourage them the brand has teamed...
Symbols continue to outgrow giants
FOR the second survey period in a row Britain’s independent and symbol stores have grown sales at a much faster rate than the supermarket...
Knowledge put to good juice
A former supermarket buyer is using his retail expertise to make a success of his new startup drinks company .
Minimum wage will rise in 2021
Sunak announces NLW hike and rates freeze for England
THE National Living Wage will increase by 2.2% in April 2021, chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced.
In...
Grocers put Holyrood on the spot
SCOTLAND’S convenience sector representative group the Scottish Grocers’ Federation put Scottish Government policy on the spot at its conference held last month at Prestonfield...
Co-op celebrates Scottish suppliers
THERE was no shortage of celebrations last night (September 13) at the first-ever Co-op Scottish Supplier Awards, with winners crowned across 11 categories.
Held in...
Early Christmas for the big four
Christmas appears to have come early for the supermarkets, with the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel revealing continued growth.
Sales down but profit steady at Scotmid
EDINBURGH-based Scotmid Co-operative returned £2m operating profit (for the 26 weeks ended 1st August, 2015) slightly down on the previous year, on revenue down...
Glasgow … we have lift-off!
AG BARR’S Irn-Bru ‘Cheer We Go’ promotion is ... go!
The pre-Games promo will be available to retailers as of this month.
The company says 11,000...
Drinks price case goes all the way
Scotch Whisky Association takes MUP to Supreme Court
MINIMUM unit pricing (MUP) has once again been delayed as the Scotch Whisky Association takes its legal...
Special delivery – Gallo draw Vauxhall van competition
AYRSHIRE independent retailers Mr and Mrs Sultan drove away with a top prize when they won a Vauxhall van containing six cases of wine...
Plain packs go-ahead
But tobacco giant to appeal court OK for standardised packaging
THE UK has moved closer to a regime of standardised packaging for tobacco products, where...
Snappy tie-ups to deliver growth
The Snappy Group has grown its partnerships to help deliver a simpler delivery service for retailers using Snappy Shopper.
Stocks running out say stores
STOCKS of price-marked packs of cigarettes are already running low, according to retailers.
Just a month on from the introduction of the EU Tobacco Products...
IVG aims to offer vape debate solution
Vaping device brand IVG believes its 2400 product could be the answer to many concerns that the public have around disposable vapes.
Supermarket deal comes under fire
Westminster raises competition concerns
