Battle of the Borders
IT was 46 years ago that Glasgow-born retailer George McCusker moved to Hawick, then the centre of Scotland’s knitwear industry.
Looking back, he remembers the...
Mars recalls Galaxy crumble
MARS Chocolate UK is recalling Galaxy Cookie Crumble 114g bars with the batch code PB21, PB22 or PB23 and the best before date 16/08/15....
Tesco posts record loss
TESCO has reported the worst results in its history with a record £6.4bn loss for the year to the end of February 2015.
The figure...
Earlier Easter boosts food
MARCH was a good month for Scotland’s food retailers, with sales helped along by the timing of Easter, according to the regular survey carried...
Paying the going rate
What is the National Minimum Wage?
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) is the minimum pay per hour workers are entitled to by law. It doesn’t...
Living the sweet life
THERE’S one word that comes up time and again when shop owner Jagtar Lalli speaks about his store – “theatre”.
When his family purchased the...
A taste for adventure
ONCE an exotic treat, Chinese and Indian meals are pretty much a staple part of the average UK family’s home menus these days, but...
The bigger chills
Planning your refrigeration properly, having the best chillers and freezers, and maintaining your system well can slash energy costs and transform the look of...
Game changer?
Late last year the amount of alcohol allowed by law in the bloodstream of drivers in Scotland was cut. It’s said to have hit...
Pull no punches on violent conduct
Jobs can bring stress but physical violence is not acceptable workplace behaviour, says Jo Bostock, business adviser at the Forum of Private Business.
AS an...
Sweet, sure, steady
CONFECTIONERY is a mainstay of most c-stores’ product ranges and chocolate in all its variety of styles, types and sizes accounts for the majority...
Sales grow as Brits grow old
Kids like sweet spreads, right? Well families might be important to spread sales but you also might think about beefing up your jam shelves...
E-options grow as give-up lines fall
Cigarette users turn to vaping ahead of patches
E-CIGARETTES and vaping products have seen sales grow substantially in recent years. But the rise and...
Counter measures
With the shutters now down on tobacco gantries across the country, this could be the time to highlight e-cigarette displays.
A month on from the...
The power of partnership
SPECIALIST food broker the JFK Partnership has responsibility for what it sees as five major Scottish brands, Hamlyns of Scotland, Millar, Golden Cross, Nisha’s,...
Building brands by association
BRAND Associates, the Glasgow-based brokerage firm run by Jim and Rosie Hutton, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.
A decade ago Jim,...
