Co-op Group back in profit
THE Co-operative Group has announced a return to profit.
The group made a profit of £124m in 2014 compared with a loss of £255m in...
Smoking out illicit sales
IMPERIAL Tobacco has released the latest poster in its ongoing ‘Suspect it? Report it!’ anti-illicit trade campaign.
The new poster draws attention to the issue...
New chief for Clydebank
CLYDEBANK Co-operative has appointed its first female chief executive as it restructures its retail operation and builds its funeral business.
Fiona McInnes, who has been...
Growing again at Scotmid
Food sales performance said to be “ahead of the market”
SCOTMID, Scotland’s largest independent co-operative, has announced a return to growth, reporting a £5.5m operating...
Craft clan to star at Filshill show
INDEPENDENT food and drink wholesaler JW Filshill will showcase its new range of Scottish craft beers for the convenience market at its spring trade...
Looking for retail’s vote
WHICHEVER party – or parties – end up forming the next Westminster Government, the Association of Convenience Stores has produced a guide detailing how...
Local store helps kids to Soar
THE Day-Today store in Cathkin near Glasgow is at the heart of its local community. And that was recognised when it was highly commended...
Battle of the Borders
IT was 46 years ago that Glasgow-born retailer George McCusker moved to Hawick, then the centre of Scotland’s knitwear industry.
Looking back, he remembers the...
Mars recalls Galaxy crumble
MARS Chocolate UK is recalling Galaxy Cookie Crumble 114g bars with the batch code PB21, PB22 or PB23 and the best before date 16/08/15....
Tesco posts record loss
TESCO has reported the worst results in its history with a record £6.4bn loss for the year to the end of February 2015.
The figure...
Earlier Easter boosts food
MARCH was a good month for Scotland’s food retailers, with sales helped along by the timing of Easter, according to the regular survey carried...
Paying the going rate
What is the National Minimum Wage?
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) is the minimum pay per hour workers are entitled to by law. It doesn’t...
Living the sweet life
THERE’S one word that comes up time and again when shop owner Jagtar Lalli speaks about his store – “theatre”.
When his family purchased the...
A taste for adventure
ONCE an exotic treat, Chinese and Indian meals are pretty much a staple part of the average UK family’s home menus these days, but...
The bigger chills
Planning your refrigeration properly, having the best chillers and freezers, and maintaining your system well can slash energy costs and transform the look of...
Game changer?
Late last year the amount of alcohol allowed by law in the bloodstream of drivers in Scotland was cut. It’s said to have hit...
