Putting shops centre stage
WITH Scottish general and local elections just months away, Scotland’s convenience industry representative group the Scottish Grocers Federation has taken its message about the...
Wintertime woes
Winter can be a difficult time for retailers, with bad weather impacting on the roads and the forecourts. But recent months have seen yet...
Liquid market
Forecourts have a choice of water supplier. In a market flooded by competitors, it’s worth asking if you are getting the best deal.
SINCE April...
In with the new
If your aim for 2016 is to open a new shop or revitalise an existing one, what in particular should you pay attention to?
RECENT...
Chilled out sales
Four years in the planning, Costcutter in Cocklaw Street, Kelty, is a brand new store, meticulously designed, with chilled food and drink at its...
Kitchen comforts
David Sands’ retail empire is growing once again with the opening of a new store in Falkirk. David’s Kitchen, as the name suggests, is...
Demands of the season
IN retail terms Easter and the other spring occasions aren’t only about chocolate. But special seasonal chocolate treats, sharing bags and gifts can contribute...
Developing traditions
WHISKY has been very important to the Scottish drinks scene and to Scottish retailing for many generations. But despite the fact that Scotch whisky...
Scotland’s Speciality Food Show – Tastefully special
Scotland’s food year gets off to a speciality start at Glasgow’s SECC this month
RETAILERS who take food seriously have the chance to meet...
Court hears plain packs challenge
Tobacco giants in 11th-hour effort to head off standardised packaging
SIX months ahead of the intended beginning of procedures to introduce standardised packaging of tobacco...
Big and small budget story
Small business bonus kept, large business charge up
Swinney announces commercial rates system review
SMALL shops and other businesses with low rateable values learned they were...
Happy new Bru
GIANT-SELLING Scottish soft drink Irn-Bru is to have a new look from this spring.
But brand owner AG Barr says it’s a case of back...
SGF plans crime seminar
RETAILER representative group the Scottish Grocers Federation is to hold a crime seminar, at which it will launch its SGF Scottish Crime Report, in...
Councillor Mo lands a double
LANARKSHIRE retailer Mo Razzaq, who with his wife Roxy owns and operates Premier Mo’s Convenience Store and Family Shopper outlets in Blantyre, became councillor...
Investment by c-stores rises
• Autumn sees bounce back after “budget shock”
• Indies and symbols ahead of multiples
INVESTMENT by c-store owners bounced back in autumn 2015 after a...
Lifestyle adds Value
SYMBOL group Lifestyle Express has launched two new symbol store formats in a bid to help its retailers compete with discounters and other stores.
Lifestyle...
