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PayPoint revenue drops

PAYPOINT, the payment services firm which also has a share of the Collect+ parcel service that features in many c-stores, saw its UK revenue...

The dangers of employing family

Mixing family and business is a long tradition in the grocery sector, but as many will have experienced, it is not always plain sailing
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Supporting staff with disabilities at work

Laura Morrison, an employment lawyer with Dentons, looks at what retailers’ responsibilities are concerning staff with disabilities .

Help manage work returns

EMPLOYMENT law firm Law At Work says the introduction of a new government-backed scheme intended to help those on long term sick leave return to...
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Protecting profit with good cover

Planning for a rainy day is good business sense and if there’s one thing the last few years have shown, it’s that market conditions are unpredictable.

We are here for your convenience

TOMRA says its RVM machines are ideal for c-stores
Catriona Munro is a partner in the EU competition and regulatory team at and a member of the firm’s Food & Drink group

Legal advice – Don’t pay the price for careless chat

Be very careful who you discuss pricing with. It will soon become easier for authorities to prosecute on price fixing. By Catriona Munro COMPETITION in food...

Make your exit just as you had planned

When should you begin to prepare for the time you sell or leave the business? Ideally, the moment you establish the business. PLANNING for exit...
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Expansion for Henderson

A JET-branded forecourt in Lanarkshire has become the latest site to install Henderson Technology’s EDGEPoS system

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...
FMCG retail sales data expert Talysis has revamped its website to improve the user experience.

Convenience in brief | Talysis, Budweiser and PayPoint news

Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from Talysis, Budweiser and PayPoint.

The pulling power of PMPs

WHOLESALERS should cash in on the popularity of price-marked packs and on increasing sales of snack products, reckons food brands firm Mondelez International. Susan Nash,...
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A time for a bargain

IT’S a good time if you are a retailer with some cash to spend and you’re looking for a bargain, especially in Glasgow, reckons...

Proving c-stores really can deliver

Fife retailer Zahid Ullah is aiming to get small c-stores offering online shopping and delivery with new technology. A Kelty retailer has launched a new...
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Online shop? Be ready to go the distance

Are you thinking of taking orders online or running an eBay shop on the side? Be aware of the rules on distance selling. DELIVERING goods...
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Innovation partners

NISA has created a new management role aimed at offering increasing access for to the latest retail trials run by the symbol.