The golden shot – Diageo push new Smirnoff variant
PREMIUM vodka, flavoured with cinnamon and shot through with real gold leaf, is the latest innovation from Smirnoff, the UK’s top selling vodka brand.
Launched...
The path to the future – Electronic cigarettes
THE future of electronic cigarettes became clearer earlier this year when the government announced that the products would be regulated as medicines by the...
Rich shoppers want it cheap
WEALTHY British consumers are among the keenest bargain hunters in the nation’s supermarkets and stores and last year launches of economy food and drinks...
Still a big night deal? SG spotlight
The big night in has been a defining trend of the recession, when staying in became the new going out. Can stores hold onto...
Martin McColl chain in name change
MARTIN McColl Retail Group Ltd has changed its name to reflect the evolution of its business.
The corporate name becomes McColl’s Retail Group Ltd. Its...
Tesco says things are looking up
CONSUMERS are feeling more confident, according to supermarket giant Tesco’s quarterly survey of customer attitudes. But concerns about personal finances and job security remain...
Westminster dumps MUP, no minimum pricing south of the border
Minister says no evidence it would work without penalising responsible drinkers
THE UK government has ruled out minimum unit pricing of alcohol south of the...
Scotland to go it alone on plain packs, retailer groups slam Holyrood plan
Retailer groups slam Holyrood plan to switch to standardised tobacco packs after Westminster says wait and see
REPRESENTATIVE groups for convenience store operators, and newsagents...
Chisholm to Stephens, new sales director at Dunfermline bakery
WINNER of Scottish Baker of the Year, Dunfermline-based Stephens the Bakers, has appointed Ewen Chisholm as sales director.
Chisholm, formerly chief operating officer of...
Barr Britvic merger bites the dust, revised offer rejected
THE proposed merger of soft drinks firms AG Barr and Britvic was finally called off last month shortly after competition authorities gave a green...
12 carrier bags each a month, shopper use still high
SCOTTISH shoppers used 750m supermarket thin plastic carrier bags in 2012, up 1.1% on 2011 according to latest data from not-for-profit recycling advisory company...
Guide for New Tobacco Display Laws goes onto iPhones
THE Fingertip Guide to the New Tobacco Display Laws, produced earlier this year by the Scottish Wholesale Association and the Scottish Grocers’ Federation with...
Credit card charge cap will save businesses a billion
New EU rules on credit and debit payment charges could save UK businesses more than £1bn a year according to payments consultant, CMS Payments...
Make town centre policy watertight
Small shops groups call for crackdown on loopholes to stop more out-of-town superstore projects
THE Scottish Grocers’ Federation and the Association of Convenience Stores have...
Symbol puts value label in its own bay
SYMBOL group Londis is launching new own-brand value bays and offering its retailers a collection of SuperValu and Daily Basics products at round prices.
The...
Drinks giants launch think campaigns
DIAGEO – the huge drinks firm behind Smirnoff, Captain Morgan, Baileys and Guinness – has launched a Europe-wide online campaign called Think How You...
