Staying up to speed

If the claim that information is power is true anywhere it’s true in retailing. Knowing your levels of stock, current prices and margins...

Investing in retail

Cornerstone attracting buyers for retail properties .
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A hero of health and safety

Griphero has won a silver award at a prestigious health and safety awards ceremony .

Flurry of food to go refits for Nisa retailers

Nisa retailers have been embracing the symbol’s ‘to go’ proposition, through a flurry of store refurbishments at the tail end of 2020

CJ Lang takes honours – Scottish Wholesale Achievers awards

CJ Lang & Son, the Dundee-based food and drink wholesaler, has been named the best wholesale business in Scotland at the Scottish Wholesale Achievers...

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.
More and more shoppers are using Jisp's Scan & Save app.

Convenience in Brief | Jisp, PO and BFFF news

Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that provide insights to convenience retailers about shopper habits during recent months.
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CJ Lang ship is sailing ahead with increased turnover

Course correction leading to growth
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Getting a grip on illnesses

Drivers are being urged to wear gloves when refuelling to avoid getting – or passing on – flu, Covid and other serious illnesses found on forecourt pump handles.
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Fast-moving security

MOTHERWELL-based Tyger Security says that in the last three years it has seen vast increases in available securities technologies and in customer demand for...
Licensing fees are supposed to pay for the workings the system but he suspects they may turning a profit for some of the councils that administer them.

Variations on a theme – Trade still looking for answers

The Scottish Government has been consulting on the workings of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005. Several areas of the law were highlighted for consideration....

Up for sale – C-store in Ayrshire on main street position

AN established Ayrshire c-store business is on sale through the Glasgow office of business agent, Christie + Co. Binghams Premier Convenience Store in Glaisnock Street,...
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News in the centre of town

SANDGATE News, a newsagent trading for over 50 years in the centre of Ayr, is on the market thorough Bruce & Co. The firm...
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Thousands of EV points to roll out

Shell announces 50,000 charge point commitment as it strengthens its partnership with Waitrose
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Quality at the right price says Koolmax

REFRIGERATION supplier Koolmax offers a comprehensive range of chiller and freezer equipment, throughout the UK, as well as a full energy-efficient lighting service. And...
Jane Green is a partner and head of the Employment & Pensions team at Maclay Murray & Spens LLP and a member of the firm’s Food and Drink team.

Employee shares – tread carefully

Involving staff in ownership of retail and other businesses could be beneficial. But it could also lead to confusion over the status of different...