A shop of all the talents
TAKE a portion of long wholesaling experience, add more than a dash of award-winning retailing nous and mix it with a significant quantity...
Merry pension day
PAYPOINT, the payments services provider, says consumers across the UK topped up their gas or electricity prepayment meters at Paypoint more than 3.8m times...
City store opens the doors
DUNDEE’S latest Spar stores has opened its doors in the city’s Albert Street.
Owners the Asif family bring a wealth of 32 years retail experience...
City shop hit by year’s tobacco ban
AN Aberdeen shopkeeper has been banned from selling tobacco for a year after repeatedly selling cigarettes to children under 18. Shriraj Gindha, who runs...
Mild weather sales up but food falls flat
WILD weather might have made for disappointing Christmas sales, but a lack of snow meant consumers had the confidence to get out and spend...
Called to the crumpets
MAYBE we’re just not daft about afternoon tea, or perhaps we simply haven’t developed the habit, but it seems Scots are letting the side...
Food ideas find 4000 fans
2014 Speciality Show titles reward food champs and Orkney producers plan an island festival
SCOTLAND’S Speciality Food Show 2014 has announced the winners of its...
Maddock in at Caledonian
CALEDONIAN Brewing Company has appointed Andy Maddock as its managing director.
Maddock, who begins his new role this month, takes over from Stephen Crawley who...
For local and national good
NISA’s Making A Difference Locally (MADL) charity has donated £25,000 each to seven UK charities notching up a grand total of £175,000. Money was...
Margiotta goes Nisa
INDEPENDENT Edinburgh retailer Margiotta Food and Wine has moved to Nisa from Costcutter.
The seven stores in the group will now be supplied by Nisa,...
Christmas wish granted
SANTA Claus came to the Highland gateway town of Crianlarich just ahead of the festive holidays, after efforts by the local community, supported by...
Co-op could ditch farms and pharmacy
THE Co-operative Group has announced plans to sell its farming business and, potentially, its pharmacy operations.
The group said: “As part of the wider strategic...
Frozen sales bounce back
STRONG sales of ice cream, meat, poultry and niche vegetables have helped frozen foods recover from last year’s horsemeat scandal. According to Kantar Worldpanel,...
ShelfHelp offers advice for C-store operators
P&G owns key brands in several product categories including laundry, homecare, toiletries, grooming, hair and beauty and batteries.
The company provides extensive category management...
Let’s talk chocolate
When it comes to predicting chocolate confectionery trends for 2014, who better to ask than Scottish convenience retailers.
WITH chocolate confectionery, the possibilities for consumers...
Time to splash out – Dairy special
Things are going better for milk, Britain’s bakers are boosting butter and cheese has a smile on its face
ARE these unusually good times for...
