UK and European flag at Westminster

Call for action ahead of Brexit deadline

Scotland's food and drink manufacturers and wholesalers have come together to sound the alarm over Brexit
Renee Semiz

Change afoot at Phillips 66

US-based Semiz takes UK marketing boss job

Aldi trial expanded

Aldi has been trialling an on-demand delivery service in partnership with Deliveroo
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.
high street

Hard start to the year

Total retail sales in Scotland were at their lowest ever levels in January as lockdown restrictions returned to the highstreet, according to the latest KPMG data produced for the Scottish Retail Consortium.
Gemma Bateson JTI

New face for JTI lower risk

JTI has appointed a new head of reduced risk products.

Store trips on the rise

In-store shopping is on the rise and the number of online orders is declining according to new figures from NeilsenIQ and Kantar
Queue at co-op store

Store visits on the rise

The number of trips to brick and mortar stores has increased for the first time in a year, according to the latest figures from data analysts Kantar and Nielsen IQ.
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.

Spar Show This Month

SPAR Scotland will welcome retailers and suppliers back for another virtual event.
Faisal Sattar (left) and Asif Ashraf at the new MHouse office at Eurocentral.

EPOS retailers rapid expansion

MHouse client list balloons as stores invest.

Carling football campaign offers mental health support

Brewer joins forces with charity to provide mental health training to grassroots football clubs CARLING has joined forces with mental health charity Campaign Against Living...

Tennent’s COP26 campaign

AS thousands arrive in Glasgow for COP26, Tennent’s has launched a new multi-channel advertising campaign which aims to promote the importance of sustainable brewing...

Nowhere near normal

IF any retailers thought that they were in for a more relaxing time after the challenge of 2020, then this year will have proved to be a something of a disappointment.

Sluggish retail sales

SCOTTISH food sales continue to buck the trend, in a retail sector that is otherwise struggling to hit pre-Covid performance.
Disposable tea cups

Charging on with cup fee

SINGLE-use food and drink containers are high on the agenda again at Holyrood, following the announcement that disposable coffee cups could soon carry a mandatory charge.