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BILL White has been named a Master of the Quiach.
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Innovation partners

NISA has created a new management role aimed at offering increasing access for to the latest retail trials run by the symbol.

Support for mental health aid

JW FIlshill has put mental health front and centre with the launch of a new Wellness Group providing colleagues with mental health and wellbeing support.
The symbol celebrated retailers’ success at the closing of its online trade show.

Expo ends with Awards

Nisa recognises retailers and suppliers.

LGV push for Co-op

THE Co-op has committed to creating over 300 large goods vehicle (LGV) driver apprenticeship roles from next year.

Environmental cups for COP

GRAHAM’S, The Family Dairy has introduced new environmentally friendly packaging for its Skyr range.
Food waste is a greater contributor to climate change than plastic waste.

Scots in dark on food waste

AS world leaders arrived in Glasgow for the COP26 climate change conference, Zero Waste Scotland revealed consumers are unaware of food waste’s impact on climate change.
Faraz Iqbal (left) and Dennis Williams (right) warned of cost pressures.

Costs stack up for retail

NEXT year, the minimum wage will increase across all age brackets and, while plenty of retailers would be happy to pay their staff more, it’s the economic reality is complex.
Craig Tedford (left) and Colin McLean (centre) have high hopes for the future.

More growth for CJ Lang

CJ LANG’s business turnaround strategy continues to pay dividends for the Spar Scotland wholesaler, with turnover and profits on the rise.

Weetabix Milestone

WEETABIX Food Company is on course to hit its 99% recyclable packaging milestone by summer 2022.
UWS launched its warehouse of the future concept at the firm’s Queenslie depot in 2019.

Back to the future

UNITED Wholesale Scotland is on course to open its second ‘Warehouse of the Future’, bringing a host of upgrades to its depot on Maxwell Road, Glasgow.
EG Group’s new Spar forecourt store in Peterhead.

Filling up in Peterhead

SPAR has teamed up with EG Group once again to bring a new convenience store and forecourt site to Peterhead.

Encouraging healthy living

SPAR Scotland wholesaler CJ Lang has been putting its weight behind the Healthy Living Programme, distributing free fruit to kids across the country.
Sunak unveiled plans to overhaul alcohol duty with new rates for next year.

Cheap Prosecco and higher wages

THE biggest reform of alcohol duty for more than a century was the claim made by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in a Budget that has garnered a mixed response from the industry.

Cashing in on dodgy tobacco

THE illicit tobacco trade undercuts legitimate retailers, finances organised crime and results in adult smokers purchasing unregulated products of unknown origin.
Craig Brown, retail director at JW FIlshill, was bullish about the firm’s prospects.

Doubling down at JW Filshill

DOUBLE the size of the business by 2031. In a nutshell, that’s the plan at JW Filshill and recent success for the wholesaler suggests its an ambition worth taking seriously.