Snappy delivers sanitary support
Snappy Shopper and female retailers across Scotland have taken a stand against period poverty by providing customers with free period products in deliveries.
Slim title beefs up as mags fall
WANT to sell more magazines? Then look for customers keen on slimming or sewing. Those are among the mags that are doing best while...
Brewer van will cover Lewis
TENNENT Caledonian Brewery has donated a van to a local shop and café on the Isle of Lewis to help it provide a delivery...
PO is back in Balintore
THE Post Office has opened a new Post Office in Balintore, following CJ Lang’s decision to pull its counter from the town last summer.
Merchandising breeds success
How to turn heads with bagged sweets
EVERYONE wants to be like a kid in a sweetshop once in a while and the image of...
New ownership follows Hi Street dispute
The company, which supplies digital signage to retailers, underwent a restructuring last month
Minimum wage could jump 11%
SUBSTANTIAL increases in the rate of the national minimum wage over the next two years look likely after chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne...
Firms slam ban on small packs
Tobacco firms have hit out after European authorities agreed measures to further regulate tobacco sales.
UK black market trade increases
An almost 300% increase in counterfeit cigarette volume has driven a second consecutive annual rise in UK black market cigarette consumption, according to a...
World Cup fails to set sales heather on fire
MANY top pundits agreed that the football in the recent World Cup, especially in the early matches, was excellent.
But that didn’t seem to translate...
Co-op calls for MSPs to back crime bill
THE Co-op has made a final call for MSPs to support retail staff with more protection under the law, on the eve of a...
Hamlyns lays out its green credentials
Responding to the rising demand for more sustainability support with consumers, Hamlyns of Scotland has introduced new paper packaging.
A strong summer in Scotland
MATCHING trends across the UK, the extended good weather of early summer saw total sales in Scotland across June increase by 2.7% year on year
High food prices change shopper habits
Persistently high food and drink inflation is causing massive consumer anxiety and has affected shopping habits, according to industry experts.
Lidl lays on a spread for Christmas
Lidl donated enough stock to provide up to 700 dinners to charities and community causes
And so this is Christmas
Begin the festive chocolate season before Halloween says confectionery giant
CHRISTMAS comes but once a year and when it does it comes in October, or...
