It’s a co-op … but not as we know it
Clydebank mutual retailer joins forces with symbol group to launch c-store
A new convenience store, the result of a collaboration between Clydebank Co-operative Society and...
Nisa stores campaign goes back on TV
WOLFRED, the Nisa dog, is back on TV this month. The ad will run until 20 October, supported by a Wolfred game on Nisa’s...
Müller snaps up Nom plant
THE Müller Dairy group has bought Nom Dairy UK Limited, and its modern yogurt production facility in Telford in England. The move is designed...
August brings best growth since 2009
Three month average shows Scotland has caught up with rest of UK as 2013 summer bounce continues
SCOTLAND’S food retail industry had its best August...
Nisa logs new weekly record
NISA Retail has broken through its weekly case distribution record, hitting over 2.8m cases of product delivered, worth more than £33m.
The performance puts the...
Scotmid staff crash through charity target
BIG-HEARTED staff from Scotmid have raised more than £260,000 for Maggie’s Centres, smashing their target of £100,000. Employees and customers from all the company’s...
Giants still in the squeeze
Symbols and independents beat Morrisons for growth but lag behind market
DISCOUNTERS Aldi and Lidl are continuing to thump the mainstream supermarkets, according to the...
Lucozade and Ribena head east
JAPANESE conglomorate Suntory Beverage & Food (SBF) has bought Lucozade and Ribena from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) for £1.35bn.
Annual sales of the two brands were £500m...
Former ambassador to be whisky leader
DIPLOMAT David Frost is to be the new chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association. He will take over from Gavin Hewitt at...
Agents welcome Sunday rise
PRICE rises at the Sunday Mirror and Sunday People have been welcomed by the National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN). Both titles went up...
Lads mags out at co-operative stores
Kantar says public opinion split on modesty bags for men’s lifestyle magazines
LADS mags Front, Nuts and Zoo are off the shelves at 4,000 stores...
Still burning – Energy drink analysis
Energy drinks remain hugely important to soft drinks sales, especially in c-stores. But the shelves are becoming crowded.
IT hasn’t been difficult to find the...
15 years jail for retailer’s killer
Court hears Javaid Ali was stabbed as he was getting the better of alcohol shoplifter in Paisley c-store
A PAISLEY man has been jailed for...
Dates danger on PLH rules
Early-granted personal licence holders have less than a year to complete refresher training
PERSONAL licence holders in Scotland who gained their licence in the...
Scotmid feels the cold as sales slip
EDINBURGH-based co-operative Scotmid saw sales and profit slip in the first six months of its trading year, compared to the same period last year,...
Cable aims for NMW increase
Convenience retail trade groups say don’t play politics with our sector
POLITICIANS should keep their hands off the National Minimum Wage. That’s the message from...
