Are you liable for staff crimes?
By Alan Delaney
A Supreme Court decision confirms that employers can face liability for crimes committed by staff even if there is little evidence of...
Call to arms in food fraud fight
Industry key to success according to food crime unit boss Ron McNaughton
Slow recovery for fuel sales
Fuel sales in the UK continue to sit well below normal levels, but volumes are starting to creep up.
Aromas of ice cream
THERE’S more to forecourts than fuel and pay and Rob Keeling, managing director at home fragrance supplier Airpure, reckons his firm has just the...
Avoid discriminating on a religious basis
Several cases have examined discrimination on the grounds of an employer’s religion or belief, as opposed to an employee’s. Claire McKee, of Dentons, looks at the challenges of these claims .
It’s EPOS systems go at MFG
The entire Motor Fuel Group (MFG) estate is now using evoPOS EPOS systems from TLM Technologies.
Three in a row for Scots Spar force
THE Dundee-based food and drink wholesaler that’s the force behind the Spar symbol store network in Scotland, CJ Lang & Son, was named the...
PRA welcomes deal
THE Petrol Retailers Association has welcomed the news, reported in SG last month, that Murco has signed a deal to sell its retail business,...
FTG is the new fuel
The main reason for shoppers visiting a forecourt is now food to go, according to convenience retailing industry analyst HIM Research & Consulting
Bestway’s great rebate returns
Bestway Wholesale is reintroducing its Great Rebate initiative for customers from April. The scheme, which is now in its second year, aims to increase...
Training the key to retaining?
Symbol group launches learning academy as one in three retailers say retaining staff a significant challenge
It has been said that around 25% of new...
Newsagents sign up with pension provider
The National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN)has selected Now: Pensions as its preferred provider for auto enrolment. Now: Pensions is a subsidiary of Danish...
Stores alive with sound of music
New customer research has revealed that stores playing music are more likely to be recommended by customers than those that don’t.
Scottish EPOS firm prepares for expansion
MOTHERWELL-BASED EPOS company MHouse Solutions has announced it is taking its systems south of the border.
The firm, which already services over 400 stores in...
Strategic gains says Spar
FOOD and drink to go brand partners and even sit-in licensed trade operations were highlighted by Spar UK managing director Debbie Robinson at the...
Nisa has tools for Scottish expansion
Nisa retail chief Victoria Lockie is confident that the symbol group's proposition for retailers will enable it to achieve ambitious growth targets in Scotland.
