Aggie Salt

Staff on strike

Dentons associate Aggie Salt takes a look at industrial action and the right to join a union

Pulling power of transformation

Scottish Grocer speaks to Post Office network transformation project director Neil Ennis BRITAIN’S Post Office network has been going through a remarkable transformation and c-stores...

Don’t be late for refresher class

If you gained your personal licence and became a personal licence holder (PLH) on or before the day the current licensing laws fully came...

Omens bad for prices

PETROL prices look set to rise high in 2017, the Petrol Retailers Association warns. The PRA says Brent Crude has already risen to over USD57/barrel...

Don’t let doomsday knock you down

You may love retail, you may have an excellent store but things can change – so structure your business to protect your personal life NO-ONE...
Auto Time Solutions

Biometric analysis

WORKFORCE management system provider Auto Time Solutions says that in industries like convenience retailing, which employ large hourly-paid workforces, issues such as staff lateness...

There’s profit in home service

HOME delivery is a game-changer and allows retailers to tap into a customer base beyond a store’s catchment area, Philippe Rondepierre, marketing director at Snappy Shopper has claimed.

CMA at a loss over profit slur

Forecourt owners have been cleared of profiting from failing to pass on the 5p fuel duty cut that was introduced in March by the Government.
The symbol celebrated retailers’ success at the closing of its online trade show.

Expo ends with Awards

Nisa recognises retailers and suppliers.

Post office with unexploited retail potential on the market

A busy Post Office and gift shop in the Aberdeen commuter village of aand Co. Positioned on the High Street, it was refitted and refurbished...
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Filshill profit up in tough market

PRODUCTIVITY and efficiency improvements helped Glasgow-based independent wholesaler, and owner of the KeyStore convenience store brand, JW Filshill maintain gross profit and increase pre-tax...
Unitas is offering free NPD stock.

Unitas NPD for free

WHOLESALER buying group Unitas has launched a free stock offer for its retailer customers

Interest-free deal makes the news

HUNDREDS of convenience stores and newsagents have taken advantage of the two-year interest-free Menzies Reposs EPOS deal, paying weekly on their news bill, says...

Suppliers to guarantee efficiency

PROPOSED regulations could radically alter aspects of retail refrigeration in the next few years, says Nigel Bell, chairman of Adande Refrigeration. “Scheduled for introduction in...
Asim Sarwar, managing director, United Wholesale (Scotland).

UWS sales up 5% to £212m

GLASGOW-based cash and carry, wholesale, and symbol group company United Wholesale (Scotland) saw sales rise by 4.8% to reach £212m for the year to...
Stone Willy's Kitchen

Delivered sales on the rise

Lockdown may not have been the perfect scenario for growing food to go sales, but increased demand for delivery hasn’t done Stone Willy’s Kitchen any harm.