Aldi wins city overprovision appeal
FAST-GROWING discounter Aldi has won an appeal against a decision by Dundee Licensing Board to refuse it a provisional alcohol licence for a proposed...
SRC not keen on new rates levers
Online and out of town tax under fire
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
Fox’s Burton’s Companies ties up with Nerds
Fox's Burton's Companies has announced it has the exclusive distribution of Ferrera Candy Company brand Nerds in the UK & Ireland.
Spice up sales for National Curry Week
The forthcoming National Curry Week gives convenience store retailers the chance to boost sales through a variety of products.
Encouraging signs for Booker
THE latest trading figures published by Booker Group paint a mixed picture with poor tobacco sales
Disaronno builds the cocktail opportunity in summer
Cocktails have been in high demand ever since lockdown and Disaronno reckons this can offer retailers a chance for link-up sales and increase basket spend.
CMA Investigation into Asda stores begins
The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) has begun its initial investigations into Asda’s purchase of 132 retail sites from the Co-op.
Coke ‘part of the solution’ – Calorie counting
COCA-COLA is going head-to-head with health campaigners who blame fizzy drinks for weight problems by repositioning itself as “part of the solution to the...
Support plea for retailers
Industry leaders across Scotland have reacted to the UK Government’s new Autumn Budget and the impact it could go on to have on businesses.
Romance lends retailers a hand
FOOD sales, aided by Valentine’s Day, saw Scottish retail sales perform well in February ahead of the disruption caused by snow
Time to ‘free’ up shelf space
Producers confident of growth
Leading the way in quaff sales – Maxwell’s Clarkston
THE doors may only have opened in August of last year, but Maxwell’s Clarkston has already established itself as a veritable Aladdin’s cave of...
Brewer adds firepower
Scottish brewer Innis & Gunn has added some more firepower to its directorial arsenal with three new appointments.
Faraz’s feast is fit for 500
KIRKCALDY retailer Faraz Iqbal has been helping out in his local community
JTI launches TPD2 plan
BIG changes come to tobacco manufacturing this May and major changes will affect tobacco retailers a year later thanks to the implementation of the...
