Convenience in brief | SEC show, FDF Scotland and Kingfisher news
Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from Scotland's Speciality Food & Drink Show, FDF Scotland and Kingfisher Drinks.
Vacancies in decline
BUSINESSES are returning to Scottish high streets, according to the latest shop vacancy report from the Scottish Retail Consortium
Healthy Living boost for berries
SCOTTISH berries are at the heart of the latest campaign from the SGF Healthy Living Programme.
The ‘Tis the Season to be Berry’ campaign urges...
Sadness at Circularity Scotland job losses
Convenience channel leaders have expressed their sympathy after deposit return scheme firm Circularity Scotland went into administration, resulting in 34 immediate redundancies.
Camelot hub gets a refresh
Camelot has launched a retailer resource offering access to a host of new tools and information .
New directions – Faraz Iqbal, Linktown Local Kirkcaldy
We ask some of Scotland’s young c-store retailers about their businesses and the key issues of the day.
Linktown Local in Kirkcaldy has been completely...
Tobacco plan slammed
Proposals to raise the minimum age for tobacco sales by one year, every year, have been slammed as disruptive and impractical.
Confectionery set to check out?
Holyrood invites stores to take sweets and drinks off the tills
THE Scottish Government has again said it wants retailers to take all confectionery...
Beer brand swoops to back achievement
SCOTTISH-brewed Kestrel Premium Lager has been named as sponsor of he Industry Achievement Award at the 2014 Scottish Grocer Awards.
The award is given...
Thompson returns with Eddy’s brand
MORNING Noon and Night co-founder Stephen Thompson has launched a new convenience retail brand, with plans to open at least 30 stores.
Eddy’s Food Station...
Doing it for the kids
SCOTMID has selected Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) as its charity partner of the year for 2021
No merger for a decade
The dead Sainsbury’s and Asda merger cannot be revived for ten years, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ruled .
Get ready for more licensing change
Scotland’s licensing laws are set to be modified again. The Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill, introduced to the Scottish Parliament recently, makes a...
Barcode is back
INDUSTRY charity GroceryAid’s Barcode Festival event returned last month, raising more than £750,000 in the process.
MFG and Morrisons strike £2.5billion deal
Leading independent forecourts operator Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is acquiring 337 Morrisons filling stations while the supermarket chain is taking a minority stake in MFG in a deal worth £2.5billion.
Resources from Unitas
Unitas Wholesale has unveiled two new Plan for Profit category guides for 2021
