Breaking the sounds of silence – Glen Keith distillery re-opening
THE boom in Scotch whisky manufacturing is continuing, One of the latest signs came last month when Scottish Government cabinet secretary for rural affairs...
Sally opens the doors at the Co
CO-OPERATIVE Food’s latest refurbed Scottish store has opened in Strathblane following a £675,000 investment. And one of the area’s famous residents popped in to...
Better times for High Street UK?
THE UK’s struggling High Street retail economy is likely to return to its former health according to one of the country’s leading property agents.
But...
Skittles go ninja – Brand offers free download
SKITTLES is joining forces with David Cameron’s current favourite pastime, Fruit Ninja.
The sweets brand is offering a new smartphone game, available to download free...
Till point sweets under threat?
Draft government policy asks retailers and caterers to remove all confectionery from point of sale
SCOTLAND’S retailers, including convenience store operators, look set to be...
Scots brands in duty swoop
Glens and Smirnoff seized and counterfeit High Commissioner labels found as English scheme is busted
THOUSANDS of litres of Scottish-produced vodka, sold to be distributed...
Diamond buy for Brookfield
DRINKS marketing firm Brookfield Drinks has acquired Diamond cider from C&C group. The company plans to reposition Diamond as part of a portfolio of...
May weather lifts the retail mood
Monitor findings show Scottish sales are better than before but still lag behind overall UK performance
SCOTTISH stores reported slow but steady growth throughout May,...
Horsemeat probe boss named
PROFESSOR Chris Elliott, a food security expert based in Belfast, will lead the independent inquiry into the horsemeat scandal.
Elliot heads the Queen’s Institute...
Date set for Motherwell superstore decision
STORE operators in Motherwell should hear soon whether they will have to face competition from a giant supermarket.
Scottish Government ministers have given themselves a...
Take-home drinks sales still falling
DRINKERS are consuming less at home as well as on nights out according to the Wine and Spirit Trade Association’s latest market report. Off-trade...
Discounters still on the march
Aldi and Lidl grow ahead of giants and Waitrose also soars
BRITAIN’S giant supermarkets continue to lose out to smaller supermarket operations at different ends...
Summer bubbles – New flavour from Barr
AG BARR has given its fizzy drinks range the summertime blues with the launch of a limited-edition Bubblegum flavour.
Available until early October, the company...
Scotland sticks with brands
IN a sandwich, toasted under the grill or grated on top of pasta, cheddar remains the most popular type of cheese in Britain, accounting...
Be careful what you wish for
May 31 was the World Health Organisation’s 2013 No Tobacco Day. One of the world’s biggest tobacco companies wonders if anti-smoking lobbyists have properly...
CJ Lang takes two more – Carnoustie stores aquired
SPAR wholesaler and retailer CJ Lang has bought two Spar stores and post offices in Carnoustie from independent retailer and former Scottish Grocers’ Federation...
