Small town chances for convenience?

Property firm’s report highlights Scotland’s changing retail landscape LAST year saw signs of recovery in some of Scotland’s town centres, with convenience stores playing a...

Self service is made for forecourts

EPOS equipment supplier Point Four has launched a new self-service checkout facility that’s tailor-made for forecourt and convenience retailers. ServeAssist checkouts have been designed to...

Change is afoot in symbol sector

Mergers, acquisitions and the collapse of P&H have made their mark on the fascia landscape
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Official statistics support our case says FairFuel UK

FAIRFUEL UK, the campaign to reduce fuel taxes that’s backed by the Road Haulage Association, the RAC and others, has claimed that Government thinking...

Making people Appy

Mobile phone apps are opening up new ways for retailers to engage with their customers IT’S been the best part of a decade since the...

Fighting to keep up

It seems that the law affecting licensed retailers is constantly evolving, making it difficult for even the most diligent of operators to keep up....
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Making the change

Ian MacBean has operated the shop at the Old Toll Filling Station at Overtown, near Wishaw, successfully for several years. But can the site...

Spar forecourt push begins

SYMBOL group Spar’s move into fully branded forecourts kicked off in August when the first filling station and store opened in Pickering, in north...
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Ready for the fridge change

EU regulations will ban the use of some older chillers from next year .
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EU workers rights in the age of Brexit

As uncertainty over Brexit continues, Rhona Azir and Claire McKee of Dentons look at the rights of EU nationals working in the UK and how Scottish retailers can avoid discriminating in their business

Forecourt has plenty in the tank

IT’S a busy time at Spar Euro Garages Lomondgate, located on the main road from Glasgow to Balloch, as tourists flock to the shores...

Edging ahead with software

Forecourt software provider EdgePetrol is offering retailers the chance to try its margin tracking package for three months, free of charge
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Fuelling flexibility – Greenergy offers deals to suit

THE UK’s fuel supply market has changed dramatically in recent years with many of the oil giants ending their involvement in refining in the...

Birth of a brand

James Butcher of S4RB considers the tools required for a c-store retailer to make their own private-brand products successful. Brands are important business for Scottish...
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Coverage fit for purpose

Forum Insurance talks insurance for retailers
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Chain adds Hamilton store

FAST-GROWING c-store owner Martin McColl’s has bought the Londis Convenience Store and Post Office in Cadzow Street, Hamilton, in South Lanarkshire. Daniel Arrandale,...