Wintertime woes
Winter can be a difficult time for retailers, with bad weather impacting on the roads and the forecourts. But recent months have seen yet...
Better ways to take on young workers?
For several years youth unemployment has been higher than that of other age-groups in the working-age population. Investors in Young People aims to address...
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...
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...
A fast-changing year for fuel retailers
2016 was a year full of extraordinary events across the globe and the world of petrol retail was no exception, according to the PRA’s...
PayPoint Engage launched for FMCG brands and convenience retailers
PayPoint Engage is a new service that aims to boost sales of products for FMCG brands and drive up additional spend for convenience retailers.
Tips for staff training
TOBACCO firms are pretty vocal about the need for retailers to improve category knowledge among staff, but what’s the best way to go about it?
New leave rights for unpaid carers
Employees who are also unpaid carers will be entitled to an additional five days’ unpaid leave.
UWS sales up 5% to £212m
GLASGOW-based cash and carry, wholesale, and symbol group company United Wholesale (Scotland) saw sales rise by 4.8% to reach £212m for the year to...
EPOS solutions fit for today’s retailer
Faisal Sattar of Mhouse Solutions in Motherwell discusses its EPOS system, called MPOS
Investing in retail
Cornerstone attracting buyers for retail properties .
DRS takes a step forward
Consultancy appointed for the UK's deposit return scheme roll-out.
Land reform to affect all
Giant estate agent says community right to buy could change rules in towns as well as rural areas
LAND reform plans of the Scottish Government...
It could be you
NATIONAL Lottery operator Camelot has unveiled a new standards programme which it claims could boost a retailer’s sales by up to £4,200 per year.
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...
Harthill’s electric pulse
BP has installed two new EV charging points at a service station site on the M8.
