Scots behind on grocery spend
HOUSEHOLD spending is growing slowly but is still considerably lower than early in the century, says the Office of National Statistics (ONS), in its...
Westminster follows Holyrood on vaping consultations
WESTMINSTER has followed the Scottish Government’s lead by looking into controlling the sale of vaping products.
The Department of Health has launched a consultation on...
Best-in promo on 300 lines
BEST-IN, the own-label range from Bestway Wholesale, is running a promotion till 31 January offering independent retailers up to 80% profit on return, on...
Give us more
Researcher finds shoppers want better ranges in c-stores but retailers say suppliers need to provide more category information
SHOPPERS in Britain’s local stores aren’t as...
Women quitting as smoking slips
Official figures show just over one in five of Scottish adults smoke and figures continue to move downwards as more women move away from...
Food fraud takes 5p in £1
A new report suggests food cheats cost the average household £424 a year.
FOOD fraud is hitting company profits and costing consumers every time...
Tobacco giant warns of JPS voucher scam
Tobacco manufacturer Imperial Tobacco is warning retailers of a JPS voucher scam, currently running in parts of the UK.
Blue circular vouchers, which have no...
Be prepared for the darkness
BY the time your customers pack up the last of the tinsel and make their way back to the office-hours life, just after the...
A fresh start
AS 2014 has drawn to an end some fascinating and encouraging findings from specialist convenience channel market analyst HIM Research & Consulting suggested that...
Future shopping on Easy Street
WHAT do the expert crystal ball gazers and consumer insight gurus expect to be the big trends in 2015 and will they have an...
Think local, think special
STOCKING local products is one of the easiest ways for a c-store to give itself a point of difference. Whether it’s a shop in...
A local power base
A West Lothian business is taking the ‘source local’ message to its logical conclusion. Hopetoun Farm Shop has installed a solar panel system which...
All the way down to zero
SCOTTISH businesses can find out more about how to cut waste and make themselves more energy-efficient by accessing the range of support and advice...
Ready to go green?
MUCH has been made of the environmental and ethical benefits of energy efficiency. However, ‘going green’ can be as much about business survival as...
Make the best of the bag charge
IT’S too soon to gauge the impact of the Scottish Government’s carrier bag charge, introduced in October, but it is hoped that by the...
Empty nesters snack champs
SCOTLAND is home to just under 9% of the population of Great Britain, but it accounts for 10% of take-home sales of snacks...
