Black Friday sales brought relief over the festivities
The value in Black Friday sales in 2022, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium-KPMG Scottish retail sales monitor.
Inflated festive retail sales expected
Christmas sales for 2022 are expected to be record-breaking, according to market research firms.
Protect staff from abusive shoppers
It is not uncommon for retail workers to experience abusive behaviour from customers, and there is growing pressure on employers to be proactive in preventing such behaviour.
Spotlight on DRS insights
Deposit Return Scheme administrator Circularity Scotland has hosted a conference as Scotland prepares to introduce the scheme.
Fears voiced over trading conditions
Some 54% of grocery retail leaders expect trading conditions to deteriorate to July 2023, according to the latest wholesale market report.
Vaping sector boosts economy according to study
The UK’s fast-growing vaping sector is a multi-billion-pound industry supporting nearly 18,000 full-time equivalent workers and raking in hundreds of millions for the taxman.
The apple of their ayes…
Pink Lady has reached the landmark donation of a million apples to FareShare – the UK’s biggest charity fighting hunger and food waste.
Spar digs deep to help charity
Spar Scotland and CJ Lang have celebrated another successful year of supporting charities and community initiatives.
Bestway aid is flown in to Pakistan
Bestway Group has teamed up with Virgin Atlantic to deliver more than 20 tonnes of medicine to help the Pakistan flooding victims.
Forecourts go contactless
Forecourt retail specialist Suresite Group has partnered with payment solutions provider Vianet to take advantage of the growth in ‘unattended’ contactless transactions.
Camelot tops record £4bn National Lottery sales
Camelot has recorded its highest ever National Lottery sales for the first half of the financial year.
Boosting food safety with Food Standards Scotland
Food Standards Scotland has teamed up with Morrisons and Scotmid to help prevent the misery caused to Scots consumers by food poisoning.
Counter Cash service in demand for PayPoint
PayPoint has said withdrawals from its Counter Cash facility across the country are now topping more than £1m a week.
Baby saved in Asda Edinburgh store
Asda store employees saved a baby’s life after the 16-month-old stopped breathing in the Asda Edinburgh store.
AG Barr brings in the Boost
AG Barr has added some extra energy to its portfolio with the acquisition of Boost Drinks.
Fees for DRS producers reduced
Circularity Scotland has confirmed that the forecast producer fees for Scotland’s deposit return scheme have been reduced.
