Considering reasonable questions of faith
Can an employee refuse to work on a Sunday or ask to be excused from serving alcohol because of their religious beliefs? Individuals have...
Building brands by association
BRAND Associates, the Glasgow-based brokerage firm run by Jim and Rosie Hutton, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.
A decade ago Jim,...
Time to talk with a degree of protection
Until recently ‘having a chat’ with an employee about their future employment could prove costly. Since the summer, however, things have changed. But even...
Scots first for ‘Stone Willy’
A service station in Falkirk has become the first forecourt in Scotland to offer the Stone Willy food-to-go range from the USA.
With a hot...
Interesting times
Oil prices are down, environmental concerns are up, and Tesco could be on the verge of radically reshaping the independent forecourt market. To help...
Learning from the very best
The Scottish Wholesale Association is looking for ambitious individuals currently working in the key areas of buying, sales and management to participate in its...
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...
Canadian brand ready to expand
Freshii teams up with franchise whizz Anil Patil
ONE of the men credited with bringing Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks to the UK market looks set...
Get ready to play
From loyalty cards to mobile apps and web-based games, digital technology offers many ways to retain customers – what’s the future of loyalty technology?
How...
Defining the fair price promotion
Pricing and price promotions have become increasingly important in retailing as consumers become cost-conscious. There are policy and legal issues too.
The Chartered Trading Standards...
Vital protection or a lot of hassle?
The Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme (AWRS) came into force on April 1. But what is its purpose? And what are the pitfalls for wholesalers...
Activ series opens new online door
COSTCUTTER Supermarkets Group, the firm that handles symbol groups Costcutter, Kwiksave and Mace and works in association with wholesaler P&H and buying group...
Better outlook for UK petrol retailing?
AFTER a very long period of tough trading circumstances for fuel retailers there have been signs that some things might be better than before,...
Business benefits of ethnic diversity
Why Anti-Racist Employment Strategy is a good move: by Harriet Gray, an Employment Associate and works in the People, Reward and Mobility team at Dentons UK and Middle East LLP, based in Scotland.
These things happen – but what next?
A month on from the shock announcement that supermarket giant Tesco is to merge with Booker, the UK’s largest food wholesale operator, Scottish retailing...
Blakemore renews BP contract
BLAKEMORE Wholesale Distribution has announced a new two-year contract to supply 320 BP sites across the UK.
The contract commenced in November and follows a...
