Could you switch without a hitch?

Account-moving service says it takes the pain out of transferring for small to medium businesses, with a guarantee to complete in seven working days SMALL...
Laura Morrison

Employment law set for changes

We now have a new UK government, the first single-party government for five years. In terms of employment regulations what could be in store? What...

Vacancies down –but not in Scotland

Latest LDC figures show British shop vacancies hitting its lowest rate since 2009 but north of the border we go against the trend with...
Colin Munro

Loyalty support for local business

Scottish firm launches new scheme in Perth

Get appy to boost sales

Retailers who use apps to notify their customers of discounts and deals are on the right track, according to a new study .
As competition intensifies,many symbol stores are likely to seek something that sets them apart from the c-stores of the supermarket giants. Branded food companies like Subway have been keen to sign up symbol store retailers as franchisees. Specialist retail research company him! found one in three consumers in its survey said a branded food operation would encourage them to visit a store more often.

Symbols set to change?

Much of the news on the symbol sector is still very positive. Forecasts for future trading and market share are robust. But symbol-branded shops...
PayPoint terminal

PayPoint is on the front foot

PAYPOINT has been celebrating a milestone, with its PayPoint One platform now live in over 16,000 stores across the UK.
Certas Energy online training

Fuel supplier offers support for retailers

Certas Energy has launched a new online resource for forecourt retailers, offering free access to personal wellbeing tools, learning courses and a number of discounts
MHouse Solutions

Scottish EPOS firm prepares for expansion

MOTHERWELL-BASED EPOS company MHouse Solutions has announced it is taking its systems south of the border. The firm, which already services over 400 stores in...

Three in a row for Scots Spar force

THE Dundee-based food and drink wholesaler that’s the force behind the Spar symbol store network in Scotland, CJ Lang & Son, was named the...
Checkpoint Systems

Radioing key info

AS food retailers increase their product range, in a world where shoppers shop more frequently in a wide variety of outlets, they could find...
Costcutter

Social success

COSTCUTTER’s investment in social media training and guidance has become increasingly important over the past few months, according to the fascia

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...

BP extends its M&S food deal

MARKS & Spencer and BP have extended their convenience partnership, with a new deal set to run until 2030.
Daniel Johnson MSP worked to bring the bill into power in Scotland in 2021.

Acting to stop the abusive criminals

Retail crime remains a blight across the industry, leaving store owners and their colleagues constantly at risk from abusive customers.

Omicron gone at the pump

HAND hygiene brand GripHero has been calling on forecourt retailers to protect their customers from the Omicron variant by installing the brand’s hand protection dispenser.