Pioneering ‘lean thinking’ from Dundee

FOLLOWING its acquisition by the Dover Corporation in 2016, the Tokheim Dispenser and Systems businesses are now a part of Dover Fueling solutions. Aiming to...

Get a paper round system that delivers

A well-run home news delivery and shop saves service can be a good source of a regular income, drive potential customers to your shop...

Meeting the needs of c-store retailers

Technology is evolving to become more compatible with the ways modern retailers and their customers do business. Beginning with a look at point of...

Expanding in the forecourt channel

Nisa’s forecourt portfolio went from strength to strength despite the challenges of Covid-19, with a raft of new retailers joining the symbol

Up for sale – C-store in Ayrshire on main street position

AN established Ayrshire c-store business is on sale through the Glasgow office of business agent, Christie + Co. Binghams Premier Convenience Store in Glaisnock Street,...
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Intelligent viewing

TODAY’S world is fast-moving and many security technologies are developing quickly and providing greatly improved performance. Some of that is down to increasingly intelligent...

The early bird gets the licensing worm

With 2019 now upon us, the first batch of personal licence renewals will be due by September. The Scottish Government has advised personal licence holders to submit their renewal application by 31 May 2019, but licensing specialist Janet Hood has suggested retailers apply even earlier than that

Focus on the future

Interview with Saleem Sadiq, owner of Spar, Paisley Road, Renfrew The winner of the Retail Technology Award 2015 – sponsored by the Retail Data Partnership Winner details Size:...

Managing a step up – how to get it right

Choosing who to promote can be a tricky task for managers, especially within a small team, and can have legal ramifications too by Alan Delaney* How...
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Keeping on top of carers’ rights

There are approximately five million people currently providing unpaid care in the UK. Karen Farrell, an employment lawyer at Dentons, looks at what rights carers are afforded in the workplace under the law
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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...
UWS launched its warehouse of the future concept at the firm’s Queenslie depot in 2019.

Back to the future

UNITED Wholesale Scotland is on course to open its second ‘Warehouse of the Future’, bringing a host of upgrades to its depot on Maxwell Road, Glasgow.

Loyalty works for staff

Staff at Newmains JET and Keystore Express branded service station Cooper Bros have been benefiting from Henderson technology’s integrated EPOS staff loyalty programme

Shopping in rhythm

A good shopping experience is about more than range, reckons Andy Hill, CEO at Virtual Jukebox.  As c-store retailers seek to provide their customers...
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Giving pump promos some juice

While consumers remain unlikely to purchase a new smartphone or tablet from a forecourt, DSL reckons they will buy their accessories if the price is right.

Unpaid trial periods risk breach of rules

The use of unpaid workers during trial periods and training has gained national attention – what is the legal status of these work periods?