Competition Law relaxes
THE UK Government has suspended competition law for filling stations while offering 5,000 temporary visas for HGV drivers – as British consumers continue to panic buy fuel.
Landmark Opening
NISA has hit a major milestone, with the opening of its 1,000th symbol store.
Barcode is back
INDUSTRY charity GroceryAid’s Barcode Festival event returned last month, raising more than £750,000 in the process.
Shop report finds drop in staffing
SCOTLAND’S convenience store sector has maintained the same retail footprint throughout the pandemic, although it has shed jobs according to the SGF’s annual Local Shop Report.
Barrs back at the Hydro
THE five-year partnership between A.G. Barr and SSE Hydro has been expanded.
Awards host revealed
THE biggest night of the year for the Scottish convenience retailing industry, the Scottish Grocer Awards, is just a few weeks away and there are plenty of reasons to get excited for this year’s event.
Doughnut rolls out
LEITH-based The Kilted Donut has opened its second store in Stockbridge thanks to support from Scotmid.
Scotmid steady in turbulent market
TURNOVER is up and trading profit has been maintained at Scotmid, in a year like no other for the co-operative society.
EPOS retailers rapid expansion
MHouse client list balloons as stores invest.
Unitas fee reduced
UNITAS has reduced its membership fees as a part of what it claims is an ongoing “member centric” approach.
Doors reopen at Spar store
SPAR Dornoch is back in business. The Dornoch Business Park store reopened with a host of exclusive deals and offers available to customers.
Trio of local heroes
STENHOUSEMUIR-based Day-Today retailers Jawad and Asiyah Javed and Dennis Williams of Premier Broadway in Oxgangs have been recognised at the Shop Local, Shop Little Heroes awards.
Reusable Costa cups
COSTA Coffee launched its reuseable BURT cup trial across 14 Glasgow stores last month.
Working to cut out food waste
COMPANY Shop Group is working with the Too Good To Go app to sell surplus food to vulnerable families in need.
One for the kids
ONE-O-ONE convenience stores has built on its partnership with Cash for Kids (CFK) for another year.
Partnership fights hunger
THE partnership between FareShare, Olio and Booker has already managed to deliver 250,000 meals of food to vulnerable people.
