Category management: Diageo Linktown Local Premier Store
Our SG workSHOP special looks at how Diageo works with independent retailers like Faraz Iqbal of Linktown Local to maximise alcohol sales through the...
Walkers promo ad banned
FRUSTRATED players of giant crisp brand Walkers’ 2016 promotion Spell & Go, which said there were 20,000 holidays to be won, complained to the...
Junk food tax still on the table?
UK government childhood obesity plan doesn’t go far enough – Food Standards Scotland
FISCAL measures that could include tax or charges on food seen as ...
Co-op takes the local route
THE Co-operative has vowed to double its number of local suppliers.
With the launch of a new small business charter, the retailer has pledged to...
Lomond has cause for celebration
IT is no mean feat to run a business for 25 years, and to do so in the competitive and challenging Scottish wholesale sector is surely worth celebrating.
Drinks firms act on CO2
CCEP and Pernod Ricard talk about emissions.
Hovis keeps it toasty
Hovis offers convenience retailers tips on how to keep sales from the bread and bakery section toasty throughout this winter season.
The luckiest store in Fife?
A retailer in Fife is celebrating after selling a second lucky customer a jackpot-winning lottery ticket in the space of two years
Cash crisis in Scotland
The top two areas in the UK with the highest populations, but no ATM or Post Office, are in Scotland
Making malt to meet demand
Firing up two new whisky distilleries
Hamlyns does the eco-friendly paperwork
Oats brand Hamlyns of Scotland is switching to environmentally friendly paper packaging, while butchery business We hae meat has struck a deal with Iceland.
One billion in sales for FTG
Research firm finds category in rude health
THE food-to-go market has broken the £1bn barrier according to the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel, with shoppers...
Price hike slammed by NFRN
THE NFRN has slammed news wholesaler Menzies for its decision to hike charges.
Fruit is given a new look
VOLVIC is relaunching its Touch of Fruit flavoured water brand.
Health focus has helped category
Firms find premium soft drinks in ascendancy
HEALTH has been high on the agenda for the soft drinks category in recent years with producers reformulating...
Wilson goes all in on food to go
Margins are up at Keystore More Lanark .
