The seasonal premium
PREMIUMISATION is the big word on the lips of many a spirits company, at present. In a time of economic challenges many consumers change...
Abdul tops the retail development charts
A Scottish shopkeeper is £10,000 richer this month after being named overall winner of Bestway and Batley’s Retail Development Awards 2014.
Abdul Rashid of Salina...
Delivered model to edge ahead of C&C?
IF Scotland’s and the rest of the UK’s wholesale and cash & carry firms thought life was competitive now there’s a lot more of...
Aldi store fight goes public
Edinburgh protesters match discount giant in planning dispute
EDINBURGH Premier retailers Dennis and Linda Williams and their allies have struck back at plans to bring...
WIN! 100 bags of Pwinkies and help a great cause
BONDS Confectionery partners with c-stores and forecourts across the country to provide a great selection of top brands, bagged confectionery, kids’ favourites and much...
WIN NEW Rockstar Xdurance Electric Fruits
AG Barr, manufacturer of Rockstar energy drinks, is offering three retailers the chance to win eight cases of its exciting new variant, Rockstar Xdurance...
Store franchise to head north?
TESCO-owned convenience store operator and franchise operation One Stop is remaining tight-lipped on rumours that it could be about to extend its franchise scheme...
WIN Ballygowan Natural Mineral Water
To support the launch of Ballygowan water in the UK, Britvic Soft Drinks is offering two lucky retailers the chance to win £50 of...
Labour plans £8 NMW rate
ORGANISATIONS representing convenience store operators across the UK have slammed the Labour Party’s intention to increase the rate of the national minimum wage, in...
Time to get back to work
SCOTLAND’S people have voted to remain a part of the United Kingdom and now, the country’s independent retailers have been left to consider what...
Profit edges up at Scotmid
SCOTMID, Scotland’s largest independent retail co-operative has posted a small increase in profit and an increase in turnover in its first-half figures, despite what...
Wales takes c-stores lead
SCOTLAND has lost its claim to having more convenience stores per head of population than any other part of the UK, according to new...
Turton to leave Nisa
NEIL Turton, chief executive of member-owned wholesaler and symbol group Nisa, will quit the role in spring next year.
Turton who has spent 23 years...
Newsagents “baffled”
NEWSPAPER distributor Menzies has defended its charging structure, following accusations that its new prices had left retailers “baffled”.
The National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN)...
Summer food sales slide
SCOTLAND’S food retailers have continued to see a fall in sales, according to the Scottish Retail Consortium and accountant KPMG.
Figures for August show food...
Set for dark days
THE UK’s largest tobacco companies are stepping up efforts to prepare c-stores for the dark market.
With six months left till the introduction of the...
