Pandemic crisis fuelling change
JET retailer partners have been adapting their offer to better serve their communities throughout the pandemic – according to Áine Corkery, brand manager for Phillips 66.
Employment law – some key issues
Companies of all sizes in food and drink and retailing face ever-changing employment laws. What are some of the most important things to be...
Investing in retail
Cornerstone attracting buyers for retail properties .
When shops want to call time at the pub
There’s no shortage of former pubs looking for a new use. If you want to replace a bar with a convenience store what do...
Changing habits to create growth
GLASGOW independent food and drink wholesaler JW Filshill is predicting it will return to sales growth within three years because of changing shopping habits...
There’s profit in home service
HOME delivery is a game-changer and allows retailers to tap into a customer base beyond a store’s catchment area, Philippe Rondepierre, marketing director at Snappy Shopper has claimed.
Keeping abreast of redundancy rules
At the end of March, P&O Ferries hit the headlines attracting substantial outrage from politicians, trade unions and the public alike when it dismissed around 800 employees without notice, subsequently replacing them with agency workers.
Spar’s Scots forecourt first
THE first Scottish filling station to feature Spar-branded fuel is due to open later this month.
Mark Steven, Spar UK business development controller said: “Our...
Business costs still hitting small firms
BUSINESS costs continued to rise during 2013, with energy costs still the most commonly seen increase among small businesses, according to research released late...
A supply chain solution
DATA specialist Nielsen Brandbank has launched a new service which it reckons will help solve the problem of inaccurate and inconsistent data in the supply chain.
Helping hands in a new financial world?
Sources of finance for small and medium-sized businesses are widening. A major accountant and an online portal have announced new developments they say will...
Sales up at Booker
BOOKER returned positive performance figures for the last quarter of 2014.
The food wholesaler said that in the 16 weeks to 2 January 2015 total...
Comrie and Hawkhill Post Offices in new hands
COMRIE Post Office, a business at the heart of the Perth and Kinross town, has been sold through Bruce & Co. The shop, which...
Defending your store from cyber-attacks
Stephen Franklyn, director of Lithium Systems and an outsourcing IT support and technology specialist, offers advice to retailers on how to protect their business...
Take care of your staff and your business
Retail employees shouldn’t face the prospect of assault when they go on shift but sadly acts of violence against shop staff do occur. What...
Preparing for new disclosure changes
The new Disclosure (Scotland) Act 202, which received royal assent on 14 July, and the Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2019 are set to change the criminal record checks regime and the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme. Mark Hamilton summarises the key changes
