Head shot of Hussan Lal, president of the Fed in Scotland.

The Fed calls for doubling of budget to crack down on store crime

President of the the Fed in Scotland, Hussan Lal, has called on the Scottish Government to double the budget of the Retail Crime Taskforce in Scotland.
Track and Trace has been designed to make life harder for those selling illicit tobacco products.

Track and Trace is coming soon

JTI head of communications Mark Yexley explains what new tobacco rules will mean for convenience retailers
Dennis Forsyth, owner of KeyStore Stranrear, stands next to The National Lottery play station in store.

KeyStore retailer pockets £10k from National Lottery

Dennis Forsyth, store owner at KeyStore Stranrear, has scooped up a top prize of £10k as part of The National Lottery's Site, Stock, Sell programme.
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Customers go wild for the newest flavour of MD 2020

‘I’ve never seen anything like it,’ says retailer
Lynn Jackson, head of UK off-trade – grocery & convenience at La Martiniquaise Bardinet.

Retail Game Changers: La Martiniquaise Bardinet

Scottish Grocer shines a spotlight on the Retail Game Changers and highlights those women making a real difference to the convenience channel.
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A spoonful of charity

Scottish food group Baxters has managed to raise £117,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support
Special Olympics GB athletes Taylor MacKenzie and Alex Rae really enjoyed visiting the CCEP factory in East Kilbride.

Special Olympics aces tour Scottish CCEP factory

Drinks giant Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has shown its continuing support for the Special Olympics by holding an event for athletes in Scotland.

Industry critical of business parking tax

  PLANS to give Scottish councils the power to charge businesses for parking spaces have come under fire from retail industry stakeholders. The proposed Workplace Parking...
A young girl stands on a football pitch wearing the Kellogg's x Puma football top.

Kellogg’s Football Camps return with free places up for grabs

Kellogg's Football Camps have returned for the third year running as the cereal brand has partnered up with Celtic FC and Rangers FC for Scotland.
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Mars backs Scottish stars

Mars Wrigley announced that its role as Official Partner of the Scottish men’s national team will now also extend to the national women’s and para-football teams .
A driver fills up fuel on his Mclaren.

Fuel theft shows no sign of slowing, says Forecourt Eye

Forecourt Eye has reported another spike in the number of fuel theft incidents across the UK as drivers continue to exploit forecourt locations.
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‘It is social media that’s got us here’

Stenhousemuir store celebrates 10,000 Facebook likes .
Retail industry leaders Pete Cheema and Helen Dickinson have both criticised Chancellor Rachel Reeves following the Spring Forecast.

Convenience retail chiefs voice employment fears

Retail industry chiefs have voiced concerns about changes that are part of the Employment Rights Act and the youth unemployment crisis.
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Thousands of job losses at Tesco

Tesco has announced a redundancy programme that could see 4,500 people out of work .

IVG outlines its ambitions to hit £1billion in revenue

British vaping manufacturer IVG has unveiled its new ambition to reach £1billion in annual revenue within the next three years with plans to invest across its infrastructure.

Brewers slam DRS

SCOTLAND’S independent brewing sector could face disaster under the government’s proposed regulations for a deposit return scheme. Independent brewers have warned that the cost and...