Lidl launches a DRS trial
DISCOUNTER Lidl GB has launched a deposit return scheme (DRS) trial at selected stores, ahead of the launch of DRS in Scotland next summer.
Integrating a retail giant
BESTWAY Wholesale has announced plans to restructure Costcutter Supermarkets Group (CSG), following the wholesaler’s acquisition of the retail group.
Retail associations lay out their cards
CONTINUED business support, a robust retail strategy and a year-long legislative moratorium to help businesses recover from the Covid-19 pandemic are among the key issues highlighted by retail associations ahead of the Scottish Parliamentary elections in May.
No rates to pay until 2022
SCOTTISH retailers have been spared a sudden return of business rates this summer, thanks to MSPs at Holyrood signing off on the SNP’s latest Budget proposal.
Scottish Grocer Awards 2021 – get ready for a night to remember!
The Scottish Grocer Awards are back, with a new autumn date for 2021
DRS administrator gets ScotGov approval
CIRCULARITY Scotland Limited has been appointed as the new administrator for Scotland's forthcoming Deposit Return Scheme (DRS).
Given the green light today (24 March) by...
Budget: Duty frozen across the board
ALCOHOL and tobacco duties will remain at current levels, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed in his 2021 Budget.
Duties across beer, cider, wines, spirits and...
Online sales buck trends
The latest lockdown has triggered the highest ever levels of January online grocery sales, with British shoppers spending £1.4bn on online groceries in the four-week period.
Hard start to the year
Total retail sales in Scotland were at their lowest ever levels in January as lockdown restrictions returned to the highstreet, according to the latest KPMG data produced for the Scottish Retail Consortium.
Pay rise for staff at Morrisons
Morrisons has pledged to increase the wages of its 96,000 employees by approximately 9% this year.
Every Lidl helps
Lidl customers donated almost 40,000 packets of rice, tins of tuna, and cereal to the discounter’s ‘Teaming up to Tackle Hunger ‘initiative in the five weeks to Christmas.
No recess for Tesco school
Tesco’s culinary initiative is back for a second phase of community cook training.
Asda feeds thousands
ASDA has donated over half a million meals to people in need through its partnership with charity The Bread and Butter Thing (TBBT).
Bravery rewarded
Graham's The Family Dairy has awarded one lucky consumer with a year’s worth of dairy products after a video of her pushing a dairy lorry up a hill during last month’s Storm Darcy went viral.
Seal of approval
Construction of a new distillery on Islay has been given the green light after Elixir Distillers was granted planning permission by Argyll and Bute council.
Lees lands a lucrative listing
Confectionery manufacturer Lees of Scotland has secured its third listing with high street retailer Marks and Spencer.
