Early Christmas for the big four

Christmas appears to have come early for the supermarkets, with the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel revealing continued growth.
Promotional image of Quality Street paper tubs featuring the tub and sweets from the tub against a purple background.

Nestlé trials paper Quality Street tubs

Confectionery giant Nestlé has unveiled its new paper tub trial for the Quality Street brand which will roll out exclusively to Tesco on a trial basis.

Free-from crisps on the rise

Launched in 2014, Ten Acre’s range of free-from crisps is now available in 10 flavours
David Lonsdale is asking Shona Robison to take action to help Scottish retailers.

Retailers ‘face £13m rates hike’

The Scottish Retail Consortium is warning that retailers could face a £13million hike in business rates in the new year and is calling for Holyrood ministers to take action to help businesses.
Natalie Lightfoot

Coolness as a virtue

In Baillieston, east Glasgow, the selling power of frosty temperatures is well understood by retailer Natalie Lightfoot
The SRC statistics for Scottish retailers at the start of the Golden Quarter are pretty gloomy.

Shop visits up but tills not ringing

Scottish shoppers have been making more trips to the shops in the lead-up to Christmas, but with little change at the tills, according to the Scottish Retail Consortium.
Producers, wholesalers and stores are being asked to make last-minute donations to the Scottish Grocer and FareShare Scotland Christmas Food Appeal.

Give a fair share to FareShare Scotland

Food and drink producers, wholesalers and stores are being urged to make last-minute donations to a special Christmas appeal being run by Scottish Grocer and FareShare Scotland.
Edinburgh in snow

There’s no business like snow business

Retailers step up as snow storm hits Scotland
A selection of biscuits and chocolates on promotion in a store during the Christmas period.

Inflation sustains for the end of 2024

There was little change in the inflationary figure for the end of 2024, despite a positive turnout at the tills across the whole of the UK during Christmas.

All good sports

STRATHMORE water has been named Official Partner of the Glasgow 2018 European Championships.
SRC director David Lonsdale has expressed concerns about the impact of Chancellor Rachel Reeves' budget.

Part-time retail jobs under threat

New UK taxes and regulations will put 13,000 part-time shopworker jobs in Scotland at risk over the next three years, the Scottish Retail Consortium is warning.
Family Shopper Paisley

Heads up for drink sales

TO help its 300 Scottish customers stay on the right side of minimum unit pricing regulations The Retail Data Partnership has updated its ShopMate EPOS system.
A chiller with sandwiches and rolls with strip runners along the shelving with the SGF Go Local branding across it, the text reads 'We Support Local'.

SGF Go Local Programme is renewed for another year

The Scottish Grocers' Federation's Go Local Programme has been renewed for another year after securing funding from the Scottish Government.

Douglas will be dearly missed

TRIBUTES have been paid from across the retail and confectionery industries to Douglas Rae, who passed away at the age of 87 after a...
(Left to right) Mike Igoe and Jonathan Rons, co-founders of C-Store Collective, Anna Malley, director of partnerships and acquisitions at Royal Mail, Sarah Mohammad, senior partnerships manager at Royal Mail, and John Heagney, co-founder of C-Store Collective, all stand in front of red Royal Mail lockers.

C-Store Collective and Royal Mail partnership gets stamp of approval

Industry expertise firm C-Store Collective has announced its new partnership with Royal Mail to bring its parcel locker service to convenience stores.

Landmark and Today’s merger gets green light

Landmark Wholesale and Today's Group are set to merge after members overwhelmingly backed a joint proposal from both buying groups' boards
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