Men fall in love with the mirror – Male grooming
MOISTURISER. Hair gel. Hair straighteners. All part of a woman’s regular grooming kit, right?
Wrong. According to a new survey from socked.co.uk, 36% of chaps...
Camelot tops record £4bn National Lottery sales
Camelot has recorded its highest ever National Lottery sales for the first half of the financial year.
No deal Brexit chaos would be a disaster for British retail industry
THE Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has warned that retailers would take a massive hit should the UK exit the European Union without some kind of deal
Space – a key dimension
BECKY Spencer spends a lot of her time looking at shelves in Britain’s local community stores.
As shopper-based design manager and head of ShelfHelp...
Paying the going rate
What is the National Minimum Wage?
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) is the minimum pay per hour workers are entitled to by law. It doesn’t...
SGF talks tax at No 10
Minister says give us your online competition ideas
ONLINE grocery shopping and its effect on convenience retailing headed the agenda when the Scottish Grocers Federation...
Bags of attention for sharing packs
Larger formats and sugar free are soaring
Rising in the east – United Wholesale
United forges ahead with expansion in Glasgow and new depot development in Edinburgh; U-Save project gives new fascia option
GLASGOW-based independent wholesaler United Wholesale has...
Smith takes top job at the SWA
Kate Salmon passes torch to ex–retailer
SCOTTISH independent retailing stalwart Colin Smith has been appointed chief executive of the Scottish Wholesale Association, with current executive...
Ready to go green?
MUCH has been made of the environmental and ethical benefits of energy efficiency. However, ‘going green’ can be as much about business survival as...
JW Filshill records strong financial results
JW Filshill has reported a strong financial year for the business, with a rise in annual turnover for the year to January 2024.
Coronavirus grants extended
Grants now available for multiple business properties
THE Scottish Government has extended its COVID-19 grant scheme to include multiple properties.
Launched last month, the small business...
Connelly Security Systems has tech solution to tackle crooks
Connelly Security Systems aims to tackle retail crime with its wide array of tech available to convenience store retailers including innovative deterrents.
Lanark totals up the local touch
Businesses say spend a fiver and build your town’s economy
CONSUMERS in a Scottish market town are being urged to think local, buy local and...
Bringing more to the community
KeyStore More is the new symbol store brand developed by JW Filshill. Though there are only a handful of stores around the country, the...
PayPoint and MFG teaming up
PAYPOINT has renewed its partnership with Motor Fuel Group (MFG) – the UK’s largest independent forecourt operator
