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...
Spar – most trusted says report
NEW research has shown that the country’s most trusted convenience store chain is Spar, depended on by almost a third of UK shoppers (31%).
Independent...
Name your own – Tour for Coca-Cola
COCA-Cola’s Share a Coke summer campaign that features personalised bottles of the world’s biggest-selling soft drink has gone on the road.
Kicking off in...
Flavoured cigs for Euro ban?
MORE restrictions on cigarette sales could be in the pipeline, following an agreement on the European Commission’s Tobacco Directive last month.
If the European Parliament...
C-stores mixed on dark smokes effect
Popularity of tobacco PMPs gives convenience an advantage say some retailers. But others say ‘no change’.
WILL Scotland’s c-stores and CTNs see a boost in...
Tesco offer sees board policy switch
ONE of Scotland’s strictest licensing authorities moved away from its normal policy on overprovision after accepting an offer from a giant grocery retailer.
West...
Scotmid in merger talks
EDINBURGH-based co-operative Scotmid and Penrith Co-operative in the most north-western region of England have agreed to merge the two societies subject to member...
Expecting a news arrival
HELLO! magazine is gearing up for the arrival of the royal baby, due on July 13. The publisher expects to shift 150% more copies...
Batchelors at the ready
Batchelors has launched its first TV campaign for five years, spending £1.6m to promote its Super range of rice, pasta and noodles. With the...
Caribbean week shows it’s hot stuff
CELEBRITY chef Hasan DeFour, Gary Rhodes’ companion on his recent TV series, is the frontman for this year’s Caribbean Week.
The event – which runs...
