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Activ series opens new online door

COSTCUTTER Supermarkets Group, the firm that handles symbol groups Costcutter, Kwiksave and Mace and works in association with wholesaler P&H and buying group...
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A solid outlook for forecourt retailing

Petrol Retailers Association chief executive Brian Madderson talks filling station numbers, fuel price flux and signs of stability for the sector’s future .
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Ready for the fridge change

EU regulations will ban the use of some older chillers from next year .

Chilling savings

TECHNOLOGICAL advances can be exciting and fascinating but it can also take a fair bit of work to keep on top of all a...
Alan Delaney, Maclay Murray & Spens

Westminster plays the shame game

Some big names, including one major high street fashion retailer, were among the latest companies “named and shamed” for failing to pay the national...
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Post Office sites attract attention

Commercial property specialists Cornerstone points to successful deals completed in 2018 as a sign that there is a market for decent Post Office sites
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Call to arms in food fraud fight

Industry key to success according to food crime unit boss Ron McNaughton
Laura Morrison is a managing practice development lawyer in the People, Reward and Mobility practice at Dentons UK and Middle East LLP, based in Scotland.

Best practice for ‘firing and rehiring’

Legal expert Laura Morrison, from Dentons UK and Middle East LLP, based in Scotland, explains why employers should check out the Draft Code on 'firing and rehiring'.
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No time to sit still at Silicon Glen station

11 years ago Polbeth Service Station joined Spar. The constantly improving owners have refitted, tweaked and renewed the store several times since then. DRIVERS in...

90 Shell stations go to MFG

MOTOR Fuel Group, the partnership between Aberdeen oil tycoon Alasdair Locke and investment firm Patron Capital Partners, has acquired 90 petrol filling stations from...

Control of your business with a touch

INDEPENDENT fuel retailers across the country are in need of easier, faster access to data, giving them greater visibility and control over their business,...

Without warning

In the first of two articles examining the subject of cyber crime, Scottish Grocer examines the case of N&S Motors Ltd Jet Garage in...
Retailer Garry Haigh (above) says Peterhead Motors has been “crazy busy” since he switched supply to Filshill and converted his shop to the new KeyStore More fascia. Turnover is up over 25%, with categories like craft beer attracting new customers.

Bringing More to the forecourt

As one of the country’s first KeyStore More retailers, Garry Haigh of Peterhead is heading into 2018 with a new shop and loads of ideas.
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Gulf bolsters CO division

CERTAS Energy, the firm behind Gulf, has bolstered its company-owned division with the appointment of Scott Harris to head up operations
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Self serving focus brings in margin

Nisa showcases new developments for symbol retailers at its annual exhibition in the spring .
One Stop offers franchise retailers a store revamp up to the value of £50,000.

Franchise call for retailers

One Stop makes case for retail model