Widening the soft approach in store
SOFT drinks has become a key category for impulse sales in c-stores in recent years as convenience retailers have worked to maximise the benefits...
Darkness at the door
• Scotland’s tobacco display ban will take effect officially in small stores in Scotland on 6 April, 2015. But many shops now have their covered...
Brands battle a cereal slowdown
Cereal is the UK’s most popular breakfast food, but after a slump in sales, the fight is on to build a healthy image for the...
How low can it go?
A few years ago newspapers carried the story that discounted beer prices in the main supermarkets meant that the drink was in some cases...
Troon Express goes as Tesco shuts 43
Units in Grangemouth, Kirkcaldy and Edinburgh also axed and new stores shelved as giant addresses trading problems
FOUR Scottish stores are among the 43 across...
Plain packs by 2016?
RETAILERS and tobacco firms have reacted with shock to news that the Westminster Government will push forward with plain packaging legislation before the general...
Ban countdown begins
TOBACCO gantry screens are going up in small shops all over Scotland as the date of the enactment of the tobacco display ban, 6...
Wilson set to speak at SWA
BOOKER Group’s chief executive, Charles Wilson, will be one of the keynote speakers at the Scottish Wholesale Association’s annual conference in Crieff in June.
Other...
McColl’s hits 800 but store sales slip
MANAGED c-store and newsagent company McColl’s Retail Group now has 800 stores across Britain and saw total sales rise 4.7% over the six-weeks around...
Own-label adds meat range
BESTWAY Wholesale is launching a collection of fresh butchery products under its Best-in own-label for the first time.
The 15-item product range is available from...
Postmasters group in talks
THE body that represents sub-postmasters could be in line to merge with another group.
Last month The National Federation of Retail Newsagents said it had...
Booker in £11m voucher push
BOOKER’S annual ‘Thank You’ event, this year on 4 – 10 February 2015 includes a voucher programme where 60,000 retailers have been mailed a...
Nisa lands its new chief
RETAILER-OWNED wholesaler and symbol group Nisa has a new chief executive officer.
Nick Read, who was group customer service director with travel firm Thomas Cook,...
Pub boss wins store go-ahead
A Dundee pub and club owner is set to make his first move into convenience retailing after councillors approved plans to turn one of...
Marlboro makeover
TOBACCO firm Philip Morris has unveiled new pack designs for Marlboro, the UK’s number one premium cigarette brand. Marlboro Red, Gold, Silver Blue, Ice...
Barr sales bounce back
IRN-BRU maker AG Barr said the final quarter of its financial year had seen renewed sales momentum after a third quarter where performance had...
