Chilling savings

TECHNOLOGICAL advances can be exciting and fascinating but it can also take a fair bit of work to keep on top of all a...
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Blue for value in B&H launch

ONE of the UK’s glitziest and most expensive cigarette brands has added a value line to the range. Tobacco firm JTI has extended its Benson...

Networking opportunity for United customers

United Wholesale (Scotland) is hosting a retailer evening in the centre of Glasgow for its customers on Tuesday 24 June. The event will give...

Happy Chilli sauces online

The Happy Chilli Company is the latest entrant into the fast growing hot sauce market, and with a gourmet range that covers sauces, relishes,...
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World Cup gifts and a healthy sales outlook

THE World Cup is almost upon us but will independent and convenience retailers gain all the benefits they possibly can from the massive football...

Plain packs plans facing opposition

EFFORTS to introduce standardised packaging of tobacco in the UK may have stalled. Following the Chantler Review, as part of a legislative process in the...

Licensing changes go to Holyrood

MORE changes on the regulation of alcohol retailing are on the way after the Scottish Government introduced a new licensing bill to the Scottish...
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Costcutter to cut fascia brands

THE enlarged Costcutter Supermarkets Group, which added Mace stores to its list after agreeing a joint buying operation and new distribution arrangements with Palmer...
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New look… but not yet

SERVICE-payment firm PayPoint is to adopt a new logo, but branded terminals and signs in stores won’t change for a while. The new look is...

E-cigs beat patches for quitters

SMOKERS attempting to quit the habit without professional help are around 60% more likely to report succeeding if they use e-cigarettes than if...
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Lotto shop hosts the stars

REGULAR Lotto customer, 82-year-old Mary Anne McMillan, got a surprise when she put her numbers on last month. A series of National Lottery-backed groups...
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Nisa show presentations make the difference

CHILDREN, cancer patients and the elderly were the latest groups to benefit from Nisa generosity when the wholesaler and symbol group organiser’s Making A...
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Warbies most wanted again

WARBURTONS has repeated its 2013 performance and has been named the UK’s most-chosen brand. Research group Kantar’s annual survey of international markets’ favourite fast-moving...
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Discounters still on the march

INTENSE price competition has slowed growth in the British grocery market to its lowest level for more than a decade. The low figure –...

Change at Camelot

CAMELOT boss Dianne Thompson is standing down after 14 years as CEO of the company. Under her leadership Camelot fought and won two National...

Diana leads the smiles

SINGER-songwriter Diana Vickers is the face of Wrigley’s activity in National Smile Month, which runs until June 19. Wrigley’s launched Extra White Bubblemint gum at...