Plain sales ahead
Standardised packs of tobacco products, more commonly known as plain packs, are now making their way into UK convenience stores and other tobacco retailers....
Retailers give something back
KEYSTORE retailers spread some festive goodwill over the Christmas period with food bank dumpbins
New wines for wholesaler
BESTWAY Wholesale has introduced several new lines which it says will help customers keep up with trends in the wine market.
The additions include New...
Co-ops complete merger
INDEPENDENT co-operatives Scotmid and Penrith Co-operative Society have completed the merger announced earlier this year.
Penrith’s turnover for the year ended 7 January 2013 was...
Funding for the fleet
The Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) is inviting its wholesale members to join a funding bid to replace their HGVs for electric and hydrogen powered alternatives.
Permission to munch
Permissibility and portion control, the growth of food-to-go, and increasing demand for savoury biscuits are all contributing factors argued to have had an impact...
Exasperation over DRS chaos
Scotland's convenience channel leaders have been speaking up as the future of the proposed Deposit Return Scheme hangs in the balance.
Bazooka bounces back – Bubble gum Budz
TEENAGERS are the target market for the relaunched Bazooka bubble gum range. With pocket money prices, graffiti-style packaging and a range of characters –...
Tax and know the score?
JOBS, taxes, pensions, the economy and the currency are huge issues in the forthcoming Scottish independence debate. Some commentators are also wondering what will...
Snappy back on small screen
Delivery app Snappy Shopper has returned to television screens for the second phase of it’s UK-wide ‘local store, to door’ advertising campaign.
Trade show makes return
FOLLOWING a year’s absence, the Day-Today trade show returned to Glasgow last month.
Hundreds of Day-Today and Usave members attended the show at the Crowne...
Charged issue for forecourts
THE Petrol Retailers Association has raised concerns over UK Government plans that would compel large retailers and motorway service areas to install electric charge...
Watching brief on Planet Football
THE economic outlook is sparking debate. Some say we are growing fast, some say we’re not. But one thing’s for certain, many of the...
MUP claims called into question
TRDP raises doubts over MUP reports
A BRITISH Medical Journal (BMJ) study claiming minimum unit pricing has brought about a reduction in alcohol sales has...
Time for 500s and multis
Hot weather increases sales of soft drinks ... it’s official, says CBL Drinks.
Sales and marketing director Maurice Newton said: “Studies have shown that the soft...
Research finds e-cigs users up
THE percentage of people in Britain who use e-cigarettes or vaping products has edged up to almost 7%, a result that is well ahead...
