Booker’s big buy
Takeover could see mega symbol stable serving more than 9% of UK fascia stores
WHOLESALER and symbol group owner Booker is to buy symbol...
Beauty spot award winner changes hands
AN award-winning Scottish store, in one of the most picturesque parts of the country, has new owners.
Duncan’s Village Store, a previous Scottish Grocer...
Without warning
In the first of two articles examining the subject of cyber crime, Scottish Grocer examines the case of N&S Motors Ltd Jet Garage in...
A new year with new opportunities
Convenience retailers may have faced many challenges in 2019, but commercial property agency Cornerstone sees real potential in the c-store market for 2020, with reasons to be optimistic next year
Working together the way forward
SALES and marketing agencies have a crucial part to play in introducing brands to the convenience sector. According to father- and-son agency, JFK Partnership,...
City store and PO changes hands
L&Js Grocers, a grocer and Post Office business on the outskirts of Aberdeen city centre has been s old through business broker Bruce &...
Call for help on human trafficking
Forecourt car washes have been flagged as one of a number of sectors where human trafficking victims may be trapped in forced labour.
Post office comes to market
HAYCOCKS Post Office in Stevenson, North Ayrshire is on the market.
The current vendor has decided to place the business on the market due to...
Facing up to the ‘bilking’ menace
Retailers need new technology to help combat the issue of forecourt crime –particularly motorists driving off without paying for fuel, argues Nick Fisher, CEO...
Petrol pay phone
TECHNOLOGY firm Micros Systems has launched MiFuel, a system that enables drivers to pay for fuel with mobile phones.
With MiFuel, drivers register once and...
FTG is the new fuel
The main reason for shoppers visiting a forecourt is now food to go, according to convenience retailing industry analyst HIM Research & Consulting
Filshill grabs the glittering prizes
Wholesaler bags five awards and takes the top title in a night of Scottish Wholesale Achievers triumph
GLASGOW-based wholesaler JW Filshill came close to sweeping...
Operating on a higher level
Retailers should think of their EPOS as the “operating system” of their convenience store, according to Faisal Sattar, managing director of MHouse
Landmark sales growing
LANDMARK Wholesale, whose members include Scottish wholesalers like JW Gray, Forteith, Sutherland Brothers and United Wholesale Grocers, says is latest financial year got off...
There’s still time to fight
Property firm urges retailers to consider an appeal
SCOTTISH retailers could have their rates bill cut for the next five years, but only if they...
How to chill and save
SG checks out the Carbon Trust’s website for tips on efficient use of refrigeration
FOR some businesses, refrigeration accounts for half of all energy costs....
