Exchange for Change opens return point registration
The first phase of registration for DRS has opened up for UK businesses, just over a year ahead of the UK's go-live date in October 2027.
Call to arms in food fraud fight
Industry key to success according to food crime unit boss Ron McNaughton
Macb donates £6k to community groups
Scottish soft drinks brand Macb has donated £6,000 to six organisations across Scotland this year, with the aim of helping communities enjoy healthier, happier lives. Applications are now open for its 2027 funding.
Discounter delivers
Aldi is trialling on-demand grocery delivery for the first time in the UK, thanks to a new partnership with Deliveroo
CSG posts positive results
COSTCUTTER Supermarkets Group (CSG) has reported one of its strongest ever financial results
Crunch time for crime bill
Legislation that would offer shopworkers additional protection under the law will be subject to a crucial vote this month, as one of Britain’s biggest trade unions reports a spike in assaults during the Covid-19 crisis
ACS launches 2020 Local Shop Report
Convenience stores generated more than £44 billion in sales in the last year, according to ACS’s Local Shop Report for 2020
Cash access plan
The UK Government has launched a call for evidence on access to cash
Call for action ahead of Brexit deadline
Scotland's food and drink manufacturers and wholesalers have come together to sound the alarm over Brexit
One billion plant target
FMCG giant Unilever has thrown its weight behind plant-based meat and dairy alternatives
Grant’s Foods backs virtual Burns Supper
Grant's Foods is inviting members of the public to tune into what’s shaping up to be the world’s biggest virtual Burns Supper, in support of Spina Bifida charity SBH Scotland.
Rates relief for one year
Retailers are set to benefit from 100% business rates relief to the end of the 2021/22 financial year
Recycling mask pilot
A RECYCLING scheme for used face masks has been launched by high street homeware retailer Wilko.
Resources from Unitas
Unitas Wholesale has unveiled two new Plan for Profit category guides for 2021
Morrisons ups loyalty
Morrisons has announced an overhaul of its loyalty scheme.
Community responds well to upgraded forecourt
Independent retailer Sai Elaprolu has given his forecourt in Moffat a Spar makeover
