Consumer demand leads to key trademark rulings

Trademark applications on the rise in the food and drink sector, according to Alison Bryce of Dentons
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Unitas NPD for free

WHOLESALER buying group Unitas has launched a free stock offer for its retailer customers
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Welcome Break signs up with Fairbanks

WELCOME Break has signed a three-year contract with Fairbanks to provide fuel management services on its network of motorway service stations. Welcome Break operates 31...

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...
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A time for a bargain

IT’S a good time if you are a retailer with some cash to spend and you’re looking for a bargain, especially in Glasgow, reckons...
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2014 – a historic turning point?

CHAIRMAN of the Petrol Retailers Association Brian Madderson has suggested that 2014 may come to be viewed as a “watershed year” for the independent...
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Ready to look into the future

THE development of symbol groups by wholesaling companies and the use of new technologies and digital communications in wholesaling will both figure this month...
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Retailers taking systems forward

Retail technology has come a long way in recent years. We asked two specialist EPOS suppliers to explain their particular strengths. ASIF Ashraf is an...
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Booker heads to the fore

WHOLESALER Booker has added almost 900 new forecourt outlets to its customer base with two new partnerships
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Hygiene at the charging point

Forecourt hygiene solution provider GripHero has launched a new campaign aimed at raising of the hygiene risks electric vehicle (EV) drivers face.

Exploring alternatives

EPOS firm suggests looking beyond bill payments for footfall BILL payments may not be the footfall driver some retailers believe it is, an EPOS firm...
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A hero of health and safety

Griphero has won a silver award at a prestigious health and safety awards ceremony .
UWG boss Amaan Ramzan had kind words for Polmadie depot staff.

Wholesaler helping out in the community

The team at United Wholesale Grocers has been stepping up its support for retailers and the community during the coronavirus outbreak
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Handling flexible working requests

Dentons associate Claire McKee outlines the rules around work flexibility, as well as some of the potential benefits
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Software goes into Orbis sites

Fuek software solution provider EdgePetrol has joined forces with Orbis Tech to offer more features for forecourt retailers .
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Retail rents down but more stable than 2013

Commercial property agent sees more areas reporting steady rent values. But Scotland’s retail performance is mixed and issues remain, says Colliers. THE years since the...