Paying the going rate
What is the National Minimum Wage?
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) is the minimum pay per hour workers are entitled to by law. It doesn’t...
It’s EPOS systems go at MFG
The entire Motor Fuel Group (MFG) estate is now using evoPOS EPOS systems from TLM Technologies.
Radioing key info
AS food retailers increase their product range, in a world where shoppers shop more frequently in a wide variety of outlets, they could find...
Bestway buys Bargain Booze
BESTWAY is poised to snap up Bargain Booze in a deal brokered by administrators of the financially hamstrung wholesaler Conviviality.
Lifestyle switch for sale
INVERARAY Post Office and Store in Inveraray, in Argyll & Bute, under the ownership of a husband and wife team since 1996, is to...
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...
Island opportunity – Arran independent
BILSLAND’S, the Isle of Arran’s largest independent retail outlet, is for sale through Colliers International.
The business, in the centre of Brodick, features a retail...
At the cutting edge of EPOS
A forecourt in Aberdeen has become the latest site to install Henderson Technology’s EDGEPoS EPOS system .
Employee activity on social media
Dentons experts offer some employer dos and don’ts
Don’t fall for the invoice scams
Invoice fraud costs small and medium sized businesses in the United Kingdom more than £9bn each year, and it’s on the rise. Can you avoid...
The big question – referendum on independence in 2014
Wholesalers conference to debate Scottish independence
SWA Annual Conference, 14 - 16 June 2013, Crieff Hydro
AS Scotland gears up for the referendum on independence in...
PRA welcomes deal
THE Petrol Retailers Association has welcomed the news, reported in SG last month, that Murco has signed a deal to sell its retail business,...
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.
Managing a step up – how to get it right
Choosing who to promote can be a tricky task for managers, especially within a small team, and can have legal ramifications too
by Alan Delaney*
How...
Time to act is fast approaching
ENVIPCO has been working with Scottish retailers for a number of years now – but the real busy period is coming soon as the deposit return live date approaches.
A smoking gun? fuel price-fixing investigations
THE UK’s Office of Fair Trading has found few problems with fuel pricing. But in May offices of some of the world’s leading fuel...
