Retail sales saw a dip in February

Scottish sales suffer a setback

After a slight recovery in January, Scottish sales fell back again in February
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Top 50 Scottish Brands 2025

Discover which Scottish brands have climbed through the rank and who has been listed as the best of the best as the Worldpanel Top 50 Scottish Brands in Scotland is revealed for 2025.
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Lidl takes another big step

Discounter Lidl has confirmed its new distribution centre at Eurocentral will be fully operational by November 2019
A woman holds two Spar branded shopping bags outside of a Spar store to highlights its value deals campaign for 2026.

Spar saves shoppers cash with value deals push

Scottish symbol store Spar has kicked off a new value-driven campaign for 2026, renewing its commitment to its customers across Scotland.
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Smaller brings gains for mults

Shoppers are increasingly favouring supermarkets with smaller store formats, according to the latest data from Nielsen .
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Plain packs for sweets?

England’s chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies has welcomed a think tank’s proposal to introduce plain packs for sweets and fizzy drinks .
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Gulf works with myAutomate on Fuel Finder compliance

Gulf Retail has teamed up with myAutomate to provide its retailers with its FuelSense platform to support Fuel Finder compliance with its locations.
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New look for alcohol group

The Scottish Alcohol Industry Partnership has relaunched with a brand new website and logo .
A group of people from Unitas have gathered together at their annual Unitas Connect conference.

Unitas announces overhaul to support its customers

Wholesale buying group Unitas has announced its new plans to strengthen its relationships further with wholesale and supplier partners across the UK.
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Discounter bins plastic

Lidl has introduced reusable fruit and veg bags across its store estate .
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PayPoint invites retailers to take part in annual survey

Payment services firm PayPoint is inviting its retailer customers to take part in its annual survey to gain feedback across its services.
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Smaller supermarkets gaining market share

Are the big four on the decline?
Staff members from Ali's Nisa in Royston stand with Mirren King.

Ali’s Nisa supports global dreams for young dancer

Ali's Nisa in Royston has helped to support a young dancer in the Glasgow area as she prepares to take part in the Dance World Cup finals this summer.
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C-store DRS test finds glass problematic

Including glass in a Scottish deposit return scheme could be disastrous for convenience retailers, a new test has found.
Scottish footballer Andy Robertson, Steve Clarke, head coach, and footballer Kathleen McGovern sit in Hampden Stadium seats holding cans of Pepsi Max.

Pepsi Max kicks off new deal with Scotland football teams

Soft drinks brand Pepsi Max has announced a new five-year partnership with the Scottish FA as the official soft drinks partner of the men's and women's national teams.
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Uber Eats for c-store retailers

Costcutter has joined forces with Uber Eats for the launch of a new c-store delivery service