Jet Tranent station

Still going strong four decades on

Jet Lothian celebrates 40 years with fuel partner

Weetabix Milestone

WEETABIX Food Company is on course to hit its 99% recyclable packaging milestone by summer 2022.
Reduced shopping frequency is a pandemic trend that appears to be sticking.

Shopping less often

THE latest grocery sales figures suggest consumer shopping behaviour has started to stabilise in the UK – with one pandemic trend likely to continue into the future.

Celebrating with Lomond

GLASGOW-based wholesaler Lomond: The Wholesale Food Co is gearing up for a big birthday bash, and Scottish retailers are invited.

Awards Profile – Symbol Store of the Year – Single Store

FAMILY values underpin everything at Premier Your Store Greenock.
Stephen Thompson in the new Eddy's Food Station Store

Thompson is back in store

MORNING Noon and Night’s Stephen Thompson has launched a new retail brand, with plans to open at least 30 stores.

Vanilla’s back

TEN years after its last appearance on British shelves, CCE has brought back Vanilla Coke. This time around it comes in a 330ml can, 500ml...
Heineken MD Boudewijn Haarsma

An MD for Heineken

Heineken UK has appointed Boudewijn Haarsma as managing director.
Jay Javid, owner of Costcutter Paisley: “We’re not losing the core values. Being independent is still at the heart of Costcutter.”

Costcutter and P&H form £5bn Buyco

Symbol group to take on Mace stores and wholesaler to deliver to combined list as new deal signals major change in c-store industry SYMBOL convenience...
National Lottery sign

Billions for charities

GOOD causes received the equivalent of £36 million per week in funding through The National Lottery in the last financial year, Camelot UK has revealed.
Appointments April 2013

Hughes to provide off-trade wings

RED Bull has appointed Jon Hughes as off-premise director. Hughes has previously worked for Kimberly Clark and Heineken UK, leading teams across the grocery,...
image shows a red post office sign

Returning to cash

Post Office has recorded a new record high for cash withdrawals in a single month due to the cost-of-living crisis.
If teenage girls and early 20-something women make up a large proportion of your store’s customers you might want to stock a fairly wide range of haircare products.

The good hair years

If teenage girls and early 20-something women make up a large proportion of your store’s customers you might want to stock a fairly wide...
image of british bank notes

Kwarteng bets on growth

New Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has unveiled a raft of fiscal policies set to affect convenience and grocery retailers, in a mini-budget announcement late last month.

Football preview – Stand-out fixtures for new season

CIDER brand-owner C&C has a special interest in Scottish football this year. Its lead brand Magners takes over from its lager Tennent’s as shirt sponsor...

November date for UKVIA day

The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) has announced a new date for its industry forum and dinner.