Will you have to tell shoppers to cut down?
Drinks retailers and others may be expected to contribute to decreasing alcohol consumption in Scotland if a Scottish Parliament committee’s recommendation is taken up.
The Local...
Minimum hits £6.70
Government agrees 3% increase in NMW from October
THE UK’s minimum wage will rise by 3% to £6.70 an hour, for the full adult rate,...
Plain packs set for court battle
Tobacco firms have vowed to take legal action against new plain packaging regulations.
The House of Commons voted overwhelmingly in favour of legislation that would see...
Fresh campaign to protect teeth at Easter
GLAXOSMITHKLINE has unveiled a new Easter campaign for its Aquafresh toothpaste brand, encouraging families to remember to look after their teeth while enjoying the...
Court battle ahead over plain packs vote
TOBACCO firms have confirmed they will be taking legal action against new plain packaging regulations.
Yesterday, the House of Commons voted overwhelmingly in favour of...
Cheema to be SGF chief
Drummond retires after 10 years at head of retailer representative group
RETAILER Pete Cheema has been named the new chief executive of retailer representative group...
Minimum wage to jump 3%?
Retail bodies concerned by Low Pay Commission’s call to raise NMW from £6.50 to £6.70 an hour
THE Low Pay Commission’s call for a 3%...
Flaps coming down early
SCOTLAND’S small stores will have to follow the country’s supermarkets and cover up tobacco and related products from 6 April.
But many of the country’s...
Abdul’s a trekkie trainer
SCOTTISH Grocers’ Federation president Abdul Majid is hitting his Bellshill Nisa store’s healthy living shelves as he gears up to shed a kilo or...
Feeling on top of the world
THEY aimed to raise £20,000 for Edinburgh Sick Kids Friends Foundation and Maggie’s Cancer Centre. But after an epic seven-day trek to climb...
Cults store goes to Sainsbury’s
PLANS have been submitted to turn a famous North East Scotland store into a Sainsbury’s Local.
Family business Kelly of Cults intends to lease its...
Licence training ‘time bomb’?
Fears licence holders will still leave refresher to last minute
PERSONAL licence holders are being warned that a “ticking time bomb” remains over refresher training.
Last...
The Kitchen opens in Edinburgh store
SCOTMID has unveiled The Kitchen, its new in-store hot food-to-go concept, at Ratho Station, Edinbugh.
The varied range includes hot meals and pizzas, salad pots...
Newsagents take concerns to MSPs
SCOTTISH district members of the NFRN met together at a reception to celebrate independent retailers at Holyrood.
Retailers took the opportunity share their experiences...
The fight goes on
Council committee votes for Aldi development despite hundreds of objections
No retail assessment and housing need ignored, says city MSP
Dennis and Linda say they’re...
Round Table aims for straight talk
RETAILERS and suppliers met together in Edinburgh last month to get updates on political and lobbying work being carried out by the Scottish Grocers’...
