CJ Lang chief executive Colin McLean

Virtual show makes return

SPAR Scotland wholesaler CJ Lang invited retailers and suppliers to its second virtual tradeshow last month – offering an update on how the business has progressed during the pandemic.

President appointed

ALLAN Leighton has been appointed the new president of GroceryAid by its board of trustees.
CCEP has researched plant packs.

Plant-based packs

COCA-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has shared its vision of the future with its new plant-based bottle concept.

Supply chain still struggling

Driver shortage continues to a­ffect availability INDUSTRY leaders from the convenience retail, multiple and wholesale channels painted a bleak picture of the ongoing supply chain...

Towle to join Asda

KEN Towle will join Asda’s executive leadership team later this year, departing his chief executive role at Nisa.

Cities prove resilient

GLASGOW and Edinburgh have been revealed as two of the UK’s most resilient city centres for retail.
CJ Lang chief executive Colin McLean

Suppliers briefed on expansion ambitions

SPAR Scotland wholesaler CJ Lang reached out to suppliers last month through a digital briefing with a focus on growth.

Few booze cruises to Carlisle

THE impact of minimum unit pricing (MUP) on cross-border purchases of alcohol has been minimal according to a new report from Public Health Scotland.
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Guidance for impulse

UNITAS Wholesale has launched its latest Plan for Profit Impulse Category Guide.
Barbara Henderson was optimistic about the future. (

Lomond has cause for celebration

IT is no mean feat to run a business for 25 years, and to do so in the competitive and challenging Scottish wholesale sector is surely worth celebrating.

Contactless Paypoints pass 4000

CASH payments network PayPoint now has more than 4,000 contactless payment terminals in its national system. The firm says it means The PayPoint/Lloyds TSB...

Spar at the door

SPAR UK has signed a deal with Deliveroo to offer delivery from all its Spar stores in Britain.
Nisa posts record recruitment

Nisa posts record recruitment

STORES-owned buying group and wholesaler Nisa has reported record recruitment figures. The company said it had brought 245 members operating more than 520 stores...
James Taylor and Mac Mackie

Taypack ready to go own way

SCOTTISH crisp maker Mackie’s at Taypack is ready to go its own way, following the successful completion of a share buyout.
CALORIE-counting readers made Slimming World magazine the flavour of year on news stands in 2012.

Mags lose weight – Slimming World tops the charts

CALORIE-counting readers made Slimming World magazine the flavour of year on news stands in 2012. The monthly dieting mag saw its sales rise 11.2% year-on-year...
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Partnership is too good

Spar Scotland wholesaler CJ Lang has rolled out Too Good to Go across its entire company-owned estate.