L&B targets cost-conscious smokers
LATEST products under the Lambert & Butler brand from Imperial Tobacco aim to grab a share of sales of low-priced cigarettes.
L&B Blue, also available...
Wait for the facts on sugar
THE launch of the new health non-governmental organisation Action on Sugar in January sparked a media furore around sugars which continues to dominate headlines...
Looking for the northern stars
THE hunt is on for the businesses that will be winners of the Highlands & Islands Food & Drink Awards in the established programme’s...
Going for the cold stuff
SCOTLAND has a higher frequency of purchase for branded ice cream than is the case in Great Britain overall and total ice cream sales...
2014 Roll of Honour
Chilled Store of the Year
Sponsored by Müller Wiseman Dairies
Winner: McLeish, Inverurie
Highly Commended :
Best One, Summerhill Court, Aberdeen • Spar, Boswell Park, Ayr
City...
Freeze duty and hit fraudsters
Trade groups send Osborne their budget wish lists
ALCOHOL taxes and the criminality they encourage are top of the hitlist for trade bodies trying to...
Life saving retail
EDINBURGH-based retailer Scotmid Co-operative is adding more life-saving defibrillators to its stores.
The scheme, part of a national partnership between the retailer and the Scottish...
Low pay body says raise wage
Commission recommends 3% NMW increase to £6.50
THE Low Pay Commission, the body which advises the Westminster government on the rate of the National Minimum...
Europe passes small packs ban
THE European Parliament has approved the revised EU Tobacco Products Directive (EUTPD).
The development confirms an EU-wide ban on packs of less than 20 cigarettes...
Costcutter adds stores
COSTCUTTER Supermarkets Group said last year saw increased retailer recruitment to its list of symbol operations. The group added 353 new accounts from January...
Londis reshapes
SYMBOL store group Londis has restructured its sales team and equipped them with new technology,in a bid to help retailers build sales and profitability.
Regional...
The drinks brands that make the difference
Scotland’s top 50 off-trade brands
Which drinks categories are doing best in Scottish stores?
Which brands lead in the different categories?
Are the leading drinks as powerful...
Every little doesn’t help
Glasgow group wants limits placed on multiple convenience chains
But shops group says retail giants bring business back to high streets
A GROUP of residents in...
Police say sorry to Buckfast
POLICE Scotland has apologised to the distributor of Buckfast tonic wine J Chandler & Company for actions Strathclyde Police took last year in a...
Scotmid’s life of pie
IS independent co-operative Scotmid going pie-eyed?
The retailer invited brave consumers in some of its stores to ‘try a Fiery Pie’.
The pies, made by baker...
Capsule super slim replaces two lines
TOBACCO firm JTI this month launches what it says is the UK’s first super slim capsule cigarette. Silk Cut SuperSlims Choice is now available...
