Wholesale family takeover
GLASGOW cash and carry business Alfa Wholesale, which provides a comprehensive ethnic foods service to retailers and caterers, is expanding its fleet of delivery...
EPOS solutions fit for today’s retailer
Faisal Sattar of Mhouse Solutions in Motherwell discusses its EPOS system, called MPOS
Forecourts of the future
Certas Energy’s Ramsay MacDonald looks ahead to electric possibilities on the horizon
Five more years for partnership
Contract renewed between coffee and fuel brands.
ON-THE-GO coffee brand Costa Express has renewed its UK contract with Shell for a further five years.
The signing...
Booker’s big buy
Takeover could see mega symbol stable serving more than 9% of UK fascia stores
WHOLESALER and symbol group owner Booker is to buy symbol...
Gulf brand nears 100 Scottish sites
2015 was another positive year for the Gulf brand, according to Certas Energy’s retail director Ramsay MacDonald.
The brand recently claimed its 500th site in...
Certas Energy joins the SGF
CERTAS Energy has announced a tie-up with the Scottish Grocers’ Federation as it looks to further strengthen its retail business. With a Scottish network...
Helping hands in a new financial world?
Sources of finance for small and medium-sized businesses are widening. A major accountant and an online portal have announced new developments they say will...
RVM solutions for convenience
DEPOSIT return is coming. The scheme may have suffered from delays, but the Scottish Government is wedded to the policy so, like it or not, retailers would do well to prepare.
CJ Lang boosts profits
Scottish Spar wholesaler and convenience retailer CJ Lang & Son Ltd has reported a big rise in annual profits.
O’Loughlin signed up by Forum
Forum Insurance has appointed channel expert Michael O’Loughlin to the new position of non-executive director of retail.
SRC boss warns on Scots tax rates
RETAIL industry group the Scottish Retail Consortium held its annual reception last month – meeting with MSPs from the new Scottish Parliament and hearing...
Petrol pay phone
TECHNOLOGY firm Micros Systems has launched MiFuel, a system that enables drivers to pay for fuel with mobile phones.
With MiFuel, drivers register once and...
A step for DRS prep
Up to 60 jobs are set to be created in Aberdeen by waste management firm Biffa in preparation for the deposit return scheme.
Tread carefully with cash in hand
What are the risks and tax issues associated with paying cash to workers?
Retailers in need of some answers
Brian Madderson on forecourt retailing in 2018
