Driving growth with new post
DIFFERENTIATOR Brands has appointed a new UK business development manager.
New face for JTI lower risk
JTI has appointed a new head of reduced risk products.
Bottling up cash for water charity
MORE than half a million pounds has been raised by Nisa retailers for The One Foundation.
Thousands in support
TENS of thousands of pounds have been raised by staff and customers at Spar Scotland for end of life charity Marie Curie.
Scotmid digs deep for SAMH
RETAILER Scotmid has donated thousands of pounds to the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH).
Spar provides protection
ONE million pieces of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) have been delivered to Marie Curie nurses by Spar UK.
Confidence is on the up
SHOPPER confidence has risen to its highest level in over a year, according to the IGD Shopper Confidence Index.
Recycling mask pilot
A RECYCLING scheme for used face masks has been launched by high street homeware retailer Wilko.
An appy year ahead
ONLINE shopping platform Appy Shop has announced it is teaming up with EPOS and service provider TSG UK.
Demand for c-store deliveries
ONLINE grocery delivery now accounts for 7% of total c-store sales, according to the UK Wholesale Market Report.
Tech rollout at Bestway
WHOLESALER Bestway has announced it will roll out technology from Hampshire-based firm Jisp following a successful trial period.
Lottery limit law under fire
CALLS for under 18s to be able to sell national lottery tickets and scratchcards have been issued by the Federation of Independent Retailers (NFRN) ahead of the new age to play restrictions coming into force on 22 April.
No first foot for shops
THE Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has slammed a move to ban trading on New Year’s Day, claiming it is “short sighted” and “surreal”.
Linking the community
A NEW free-to-use cash machine has been installed in Kinloss as part of an access to cash initiative from LINK.
Major revamp in Coylton
SOUTH Ayrshire independent retailer Chris McCallum has given his Spar store a major overhaul, revamping his offer through a four-week refit.
Amazon store open in London
DIGITAL retail giant Amazon has opened a new till-less store concept in London.
