Scotmid raises over £280k for Maggie’s
Scotmid has raised an incredible £288,000 for Maggie's to support people with cancer and their family and friends.
GripHero rolls out
GripHero’s dispenser aims to provide that hand protection service, and has now been installed for the first time at a UK forecourt
ScotGov faces £166m court case with Biffa over DRS failings
Biffa's legal action against the Scottish Government is due to be heard at the Court of Session as the waste management firm seeks £166m in reparations.
The early bird gets the licensing worm
With 2019 now upon us, the first batch of personal licence renewals will be due by September. The Scottish Government has advised personal licence holders to submit their renewal application by 31 May 2019, but licensing specialist Janet Hood has suggested retailers apply even earlier than that
Brand demand is high in Scotland
Lesley Ann Gray, strategic insight director at Worldpanel by Numerator, offers some additional insight into the Top 50 Scottish Brands in Scotland for 2025.
Armstrong to host SG Awards 2019
The biggest night of the year for the Scottish convenience retailing industry, the Scottish Grocer Awards, is just a few weeks away and there are plenty of reasons to get excited for this year’s event
Protection promised
THE UK Government has vowed to explore ways in which it can give additional protection to shopworkers, particularly when they face abuse in relation to age-restricted sales
RVM is a hit at Broadway Convenience
Deposit return is causing quite a stir around Oxgangs, Edinburgh, according to one Premier Broadway retailer
Test your might with Irn-Bru
Scotland's strongest man, Luke Stoltman, paid a visit to Tesco in Cumbernauld last month as part of AG Barr’s ongoing sampling campaign for Irn-Bru Xtra
Spar go far with health push
Scotland's minister for Public Health, Sport and Wellbeing has visited a Spar store in Dundee to see the work of the SGF Healthy Living Programme up close .
Camelot is in the money
National Lottery ticket sales for the 2018/19 financial year increased by £255.1 million on the previous year, according to Camelot’s annual results .
Scottish sales ‘very troubling’
Retailers in Scotland have seen another month of disappointing sales .
Ready for a big change
JW Filshill has appointed a senior operations manager ahead of its relocation to new headquarters.
The National Living Wage – the details
Staff costs changed significantly for many convenience retailers in the spring and there’s more to come with the NLW scheduled to reach £9...
Helping hand from Hamlyns
Some were surprised last month when it was revealed that the winner of the World Porridge Making Championship was, in fact, from England.
VR tour of Nisa store
Nisa has launched a virtual reality tool which lets retailers explore the Evolution store
