Refresh yourself on account
RETAIL workers who plan to take either a SCPLH course or the SCPLH Refresher course could be in line for official financial assistance...
Food to Go solutions with Counterline
Counterline is the market leader for the design and manufacture of bespoke foodservice counters and displays
Time to look at your holiday pay system
Pay for holiday periods is in the spotlight following rulings by the Employment Appeal Tribunal that overtime should figure in the calculation of...
Allwyn sets out online lottery tasks
Allwyn, the incoming operator of The National Lottery, is urging c-store owners to visit its online retailer portal as soon as possible so that their is no interruption to the service.
Site sales at post-recession high
SALES of petrol stations – excluding oil company disposals – reached a post-recession record in 2016, according to Christie & Co.
In its latest report,...
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...
Sounding out card payments
EPOS and payments Solutions firm Bleep has launched a new payment division.
What’s the story in Tobermory?
Post Office says island opportunity awaits an established retailer or a new talent as Mull joins post office sites available under transformation scheme.
RECENT research...
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...
Get appy to boost sales
Retailers who use apps to notify their customers of discounts and deals are on the right track, according to a new study .
Symbol living – Changing times in fuel supply sector
FORECOURT operators could be suggesting their fuel customers put a Nisa, a Best-one, a Premier, or a Spar in their tanks as some of...
Sweet year is the best yet
THE best year to date is how confectionery wholesaler Hancocks summed up 2014.
Chief executive officer Mark Watson said: “Last year was perhaps Hancocks’ best...
‘Diamonds’ are a dealer’s best friend
‘PROUD to be Jet’ is a service and standards programme that assesses, benchmarks and measures site performance across all Jet forecourts based on annual...
Gift and fuel card solutions for convenience retailers
The Co-op has joined the Scotland Loves Local Gift Card and Town & City Gift Card schemes, while forecourts specialist Suresite Group is working with EPOS supplier ShopMate to create a new fuel cards solution.
With an eye to the future
Certas continues to grow
CERTAS Energy, the firm behind forecourt brand Gulf, is continuing to push forward, expanding its forecourt footprint in Scotland to more...
Travelling in the right direction
Bosses at the Petrol Retailers Association have outlined key trends for forecourt operators in 2023, as well as highlighting the benefits of membership.
