Jet new TV advertising campaign

Pandemic crisis fuelling change

JET retailer partners have been adapting their offer to better serve their communities throughout the pandemic – according to Áine Corkery, brand manager for Phillips 66.
38a_tmb_1014

Employment law – some key issues

Companies of all sizes in food and drink and retailing face ever-changing employment laws. What are some of the most important things to be...

Investing in retail

Cornerstone attracting buyers for retail properties .
Niall Hassard is a solicitor in Lindsays licensing and dispute resolution and litigation teams

When shops want to call time at the pub

There’s no shortage of former pubs looking for a new use. If you want to replace a bar with a convenience store what do...

Changing habits to create growth

GLASGOW independent food and drink wholesaler JW Filshill is predicting it will return to sales growth within three years because of changing shopping habits...

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.
Elizabeth Bremner

Keeping abreast of redundancy rules

At the end of March, P&O Ferries hit the headlines attracting substantial outrage from politicians, trade unions and the public alike when it dismissed around 800 employees without notice, subsequently replacing them with agency workers.
A Spar-branded filling station. The first Scottish unit is scheduled to open later this month.

Spar’s Scots forecourt first

THE first Scottish filling station to feature Spar-branded fuel is due to open later this month. Mark Steven, Spar UK business development controller said: “Our...
Energy costs and increasing transport costs were the main contributors to overall increases in the costs of doing business for small and medium-sized enterprises in Britain in 2013 said representative group the Forum for Private Business. But problems related to credit restrictions had eased for some businesses it said.

Business costs still hitting small firms

BUSINESS costs continued to rise during 2013, with energy costs still the most commonly seen increase among small businesses, according to research released late...
Wholesale warehouse

A supply chain solution

DATA specialist Nielsen Brandbank has launched a new service which it reckons will help solve the problem of inaccurate and inconsistent data in the supply chain.

Helping hands in a new financial world?

Sources of finance for small and medium-sized businesses are widening. A major accountant and an online portal have announced new developments they say will...

Sales up at Booker

BOOKER returned positive performance figures for the last quarter of 2014. The food wholesaler said that in the 16 weeks to 2 January 2015 total...

Comrie and Hawkhill Post Offices in new hands

COMRIE Post Office, a business at the heart of the Perth and Kinross town, has been sold through Bruce & Co. The shop, which...

Defending your store from cyber-attacks

Stephen Franklyn, director of Lithium Systems and an outsourcing IT support and technology specialist, offers advice to retailers on how to protect their business...
Jane Green

Take care of your staff and your business

Retail employees shouldn’t face the prospect of assault when they go on shift but sadly acts of violence against shop staff do occur. What...
Mark Hamilton

Preparing for new disclosure changes

The new Disclosure (Scotland) Act 202, which received royal assent on 14 July, and the Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2019 are set to change the criminal record checks regime and the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme. Mark Hamilton summarises the key changes