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...

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...
The Belhaven Brewery at Dunbar.

Convenience in brief | Belhaven, Snappy Shopper and Nisa news

Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from Belhaven, Snappy Shopper and Nisa.

Keep taking the tablets

MANY forms of communication and collaboration have been changed by digital and screen-based technologies and two firms with close relationships to retailing and distribution...

Employee activity on social media

Dentons experts offer some employer dos and don’ts

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...
Londis retailer Barrie Seymour saw energy bills drop significantly after Delta Refrigeration retro-fitted doors to his chiller cabinets.

Closing the door on chiller costs

RETRO-FITTING doors to a store’s existing chiller cabinets and optimising existing equipment is often said to be a straightforward way of improving in-store energy...
Laura Morrison is a managing practice development lawyer in the People, Reward and Mobility practice at Dentons UK and Middle East LLP, based in Scotland.

Best practice for ‘firing and rehiring’

Legal expert Laura Morrison, from Dentons UK and Middle East LLP, based in Scotland, explains why employers should check out the Draft Code on 'firing and rehiring'.

Strengthen supply

THOUGH a crucial activity, stock replenishment in independent retail largely remains time consuming, inefficient and inaccurate. That’s the judgement of Anx Patel, founder and...
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Compliance key when paying staff

Keeping on top of the recent changes to minimum wage by Karen Farrell
forecourts, Gulf, garage, c-stores, convenience stores, Certas Energy

New recruits aim to broaden Gulf

CERTAS Energy has boosted its retail team with the appointment of two experienced managers. Ian Welch and Gary Conway, both former employees of Harvest Energy,...

Seeking food waste help through tech

ONE in five shoppers would like technology to help them tackle food waste, according to new research from training and research charity IGD. When asked...

Former Tesco exec to head MFG retail

TOP 50 Indies forecourt operator Motor Fuel Group has appointed former supermarket executive Richard Baker as its new retail director. Richard had a varied 37-year...
Costcutter

Social success

COSTCUTTER’s investment in social media training and guidance has become increasingly important over the past few months, according to the fascia
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Keeping abreast of immigration rules

From 6 April, new changes to UK right to work checks announced by the Home Office will come into force, but what does it mean for employers?

Pushing forward at UWG

IT’S full steam ahead at United Wholesale Grocers (UWG), with the Glasgow-based wholesaler continuing to develop its fascia offer, while continually pushing to improve customer service.