PayPoint

New energy for PayPoint

Bill payment service provider PayPoint has started 2020 with a raft of contract renewals that sees it hold on to some of the biggest names serviced at its 28,000 sites across the UK and extend the services offered in these stores.
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Official statistics support our case says FairFuel UK

FAIRFUEL UK, the campaign to reduce fuel taxes that’s backed by the Road Haulage Association, the RAC and others, has claimed that Government thinking...
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Prepare for GDPR with a data review

Alison Bryce, a partner at Dentons, looks at how the European Union’s sweeping new data protection laws will affect Scotland’s retailers

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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Zapper’s view on the future of payments

IN an increasingly competitive market, the need to provide an offer with added value, as well as attracting and retaining customers is only getting more important. That’s the view of mobile payment and loyalty scheme provider Zapper.
Kathryn Neil and the SGF Healthy Living Programme team have been visiting Spar stores for tours with youngsters.

Convenience in brief | Spar Scotland, SGF and Asda news

Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from Spar Scotland, the SGF and Asda.
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Investments bring payback

BILL payments services have become an expected part of the offer at many c-stores across Scotland. But there’s now much more that can be provided...
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Energy saving fridge E-volves

IS this the most efficient open-deck dairy case on the planet? Energy innovation company, Enviroglow, claims that its E-volve system will run “up to...
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A solid outlook for forecourt retailing

Petrol Retailers Association chief executive Brian Madderson talks filling station numbers, fuel price flux and signs of stability for the sector’s future .
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Technology can help list vital allergy ingredients

Avoiding risk in food to go

Shop vacancies static at 13%

AFTER March retail vacancy results described as the best since 2010 the situation held steady in April. Property market analysis firm the Local Data Company’s...

Keep taking the tablets

MANY forms of communication and collaboration have been changed by digital and screen-based technologies and two firms with close relationships to retailing and distribution...
Mackie's ice creams have increased in popularity across UK and international markets.

Convenience in brief | Mackie’s, Eldorado and PayPoint news

Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from Mackie's of Scotland, Eldorado and JW Filshill, and PayPoint.

Sparklers fizz in name clash

Defending trade marks from infringement is important for businesses seeking to protect their brands. Cristal Champagne recently went to lengths to do just that. by...
Craig Brown, retail sales director, JW Filshill.

All systems go at wholesaler HQ

Filshill firing on all cylinders during crisis

Newsagents sign up with pension provider

The National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN)has selected Now: Pensions as its preferred provider for auto enrolment. Now: Pensions is a subsidiary of Danish...