Making the PayPoint
Scottish c-stores are helping to deliver important cost-of-living support through payment service provider PayPoint.
Retail insights come Simply
Suntory Beverage & Food (SBF) GB&I has launched a new retail focused website in a bid to support retailers across the sector.
Campaign shines light on new law
Crimestoppers has been throwing its weight behind the new Protection of Workers Act by reaching out to retailers and consumers in a bid to raise awareness of the new law.
Call to arms in food fraud fight
Industry key to success according to food crime unit boss Ron McNaughton
Value lines on the up
LANDMARK Wholesale’s own-brand sales at the end of February were up 9% for the period from May 2012 compared to the previous year. No3...
Brits turn on to spookfest
HOW was your Halloween? With a bit of luck it should have been better than last year.
Just ahead of this year’s spookfest, research...
Convenience in brief | Scotmid, GroceryAid and FDF Scotland news
Scottish Grocer highlights three stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from Scotmid, GroceryAid and FDF Scotland.
Border gives one million
Lanark-based Border Biscuits has hit a major charity fundraising milestone, raising £1 million for good causes.
Irvine Lidl plans blocked
CONVENIENCE retailers in Irvine breathed a sigh of relief last month when plans to build a new Lidl store were quashed by the local authority.
Post Office declares record cash withdrawals
Personal cash withdrawals from the Post Office have hit another monthly record totalling £836 million last November.
E-cigs help quitters
GROWTH in the use of e-cigarettes has been associated with a higher rate of successful attempts to quit smoking, says a study, analysing findings...
Spirits surge
Beer knocked from number two spot
TAX receipts from spirits sales have nosed ahead of revenue raised from beer duty for the first time ever,...
Prices hit new highs
Shop price inflation has hit its highest rate since the index started in 2005 according to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium.
NFRN grants for those in need
THE National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) has raised £200,000 for its Covid-19 Hardship Fund in under three weeks
McColl’s hits 800 but store sales slip
MANAGED c-store and newsagent company McColl’s Retail Group now has 800 stores across Britain and saw total sales rise 4.7% over the six-weeks around...
Co-op supply prize
There was no shortage of reasons to celebrate at the first-ever Co-op Scottish Supplier Awards, with winners crowned across 11 categories
