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Packets of illegal tobacco products in bin bags as well as tonnes of loose tobacco in bin bags.

Glasgow illegal tobacco gang leader jailed for seven years

A Glasgow-based ringleader of an illegal tobacco smuggling gang has been jailed for more than seven years for distributing nearly 16 tonnes of illegal tobacco.
Primary schools across Cumbernauld will benefit from the initiative being financed by Spar Clyne Condorrat and equipment manufacturer Hazkit – with Whitelees Primary being the first recipient of the LifeVac device.

Store’s gift of life at schools

Some 31 primary schools in the Cumbernauld area are set to receive new life-saving equipment thanks to local community store Spar Clyne Condorrat.

Retailer Reality – the illicit nicotine trade

Convenience retailers from across central Scotland have spoken of an explosion in the illicit nicotine trade and criticised the authorities for failing to act.
The Co-op's new £1million Peckish rapid delivery grocery app is being made available to any independent retailer.

Co-op launches £1million Peckish delivery service

The Co-op has launched a rapid delivery grocery app, called Peckish, that’s available to any independent retailers. It will enable more consumers to shop locally online, says the society.
A hand holds up a tub of Mackie's of Scotland Honeycomb Ice Cream with tubs of Mackie's of Scotland Traditional lining the wall in the background.

Mackie’s reports profits boost after wider UK distribution

Scottish ice cream producers Mackie's of Scotland has reported a boost in its annual turnover following wider distribution south of the border.
Pack shots of multipacks of Shreddies The Frosted One against a dark blue background.

Shreddies The Frosted One packs recalled

Breakfast cereal firm Cereal Partners UK & Ireland has issued a product recall across 14 specific batches of the Nestlé Shreddies The Frosted One packs.
SRC director David Lonsdale has expressed concerns about the impact of Chancellor Rachel Reeves' budget.

Part-time retail jobs under threat

New UK taxes and regulations will put 13,000 part-time shopworker jobs in Scotland at risk over the next three years, the Scottish Retail Consortium is warning.
PayPoint till screen displaying the functions and in-store services available to retailers.

PayPoint improves accessibility with new translated guides

Payment services firm PayPoint has introduced new translated guides in three different languages to help improve accessibility of its technology.
Interior shot of a Hancocks depot displaying massive pallets of confectionery brands.

Hancocks gears up for first Sweetest Day event of 2025

Confectionery wholesaler Hancocks has announced its first Sweetest Day event of 2025, promising retailers a range of deals across massive brands.
Tobacco sniffer dog Boo sits next to bags filled with illegal cigarettes.

Illegal tobacco seized in the Highlands

The Highland Council Trading Standards team has uncovered a significant quantity of illicit tobacco products from a retailer in the Highlands area.
A man with his hood up walks through a store with a menacing look.

Shoplifting in Scotland spikes to a new high

Shoplifting offences across Scotland rose to over 40,000 incidents in the year ending December 2024, according to a new ScotGov report.
The Bayne's family stand outside the Perth Inverlamond Retail Park store with a 7 and 0 balloons to mark the family's 70 years of business.

Bayne’s marks 70 years with new store opening

Fife-born bakery firm Bayne's The Family Bakers has celebrated 70 years of its business with the opening of its 70th store in Perth's Inveralmond Retail Park.
An image of a black and white dog is to the left of the picture, with an under-the-counter illicit nicotine hatch shown to the right hand side of the image.

Over £3k in illicit nicotine products seized in Falkirk

Tobacco detection dog Boo helped to uncover over £3,000 worth of illegal nicotine products in a Falkirk high street premises earlier in February.
A group of people play Tug of War in Hampden stadium with a man in the middle of the group wearing a referee outfit and holding a Scotch pie with a small wall of Scotch pies in between the two groups.

Final call to enter the World Championship Scotch Pie Awards

Avid bakers and butchers have been urged to get their submissions in for the annual World Championship Scotch Pie Awards before the 3 March deadline.
Group shot of the winners at the Scottish Wholesale Association Achievers Awards 2025.

Wholesale success at the SWA Achievers Awards

Excellence in service and innovation in the Scottish wholesale sector was recognised by the Scottish Wholesale Association's Achievers Awards ceremony.
Headshot of Stephane Berset, UK general manager at JTI UK.

JTI appoints new general manager for the UK

Nicotine products firm JTI UK has appointed Stephane Berset has its new UK general manager, who will oversee new incoming legislation for the country.
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