Costcutter covid notice

CSG POS for Scotland

Costcutter Supermarkets Group (CSG)has been providing free printed POS on mandatory face coverings to all of its Scottish retailers.

Morrisons swaps out the plastic

Morrisons has announced it plans to remove all plastic carrier bags from its checkouts
Suntory logo

LRS name changed to Suntory

Lucozade Ribena Suntory has a new name which brings it in line with the firm’s global business.
Man on video call drinking a pint

Pandemic acceleration

Increasing growth as restrictions return
coop-new-stores-2019

Electric fleet for the Co-op

THE Co-op has committed to fully replacing its home delivery vans with electric vehicles by 2025

Tailoring a service for convenience

There is no shortage of delivery options for retailers at the moment, with  tech firms and entrepreneurs responding to the surge in demand for home delivery last year
Anne at ASDA Huddersfield with laptop

Support for pupils

ASDA has teamed up with Dell Technologies to provide 620 laptops to schools in Scotland in a bid to support pupils who have no access to online learning.

Pay rise for staff at Morrisons

Morrisons has pledged to increase the wages of its 96,000 employees by approximately 9% this year.
Budweiser brewery

Investing in beer

BUDWEISER Brewing Group has announced it will be investing millions into two of its distilleries.

Footfall on the up in Scotland

Scottish footfall showed signs of improvement in April but there is still a long way to go to reach pre-pandemic figures, the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has revealed

No charge for electric vehicles

Volkswagen has installed free charging points for electric vehicles at 400 Tesco stores across the UK
empty shelves

Struggle to keep the shelves full

Many of Scotland’s retailers have been struggling to keep shelves filled this summer, amidst an availability squeeze that has affected a number of categories.
post office

DPD deal for Post Office

HE Post Office has entered into a new partnership with French parcel delivery firm DPD, the first time the retail brand has joined forces with an external mail carrier in its 360 year history.
Awards host revealed

Awards host revealed

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.

Nisa relaunches its Community Champions initiative

The returning initiative will recognise different stores each month Nisa charity Making a Difference Locally has relaunched its Community Champions initiative, offering retailers the chance...
EG Group’s new Spar forecourt store in Peterhead.

Filling up in Peterhead

SPAR has teamed up with EG Group once again to bring a new convenience store and forecourt site to Peterhead.