Franchise funds are out there
RETAILERS looking to finance a franchise opportunity can often hit roadblocks, but although everything from rising staffing costs to Brexit can breed caution in...
Finding the best way to chill
Test the effect and make your refrigeration choice
CHILLED food and drink products are becoming ever more important for c-stores but at the same time...
United we stand
Wholesaler United Wholesale (Scotland) takes home four awards, including the top title, in an evening of triumph at the Scottish Wholesale Achievers awards 2017.
GLASGOW-based...
Online possibilities
EPOS hardware manufacturer Posiflex made a bid to strengthen its presence in the UK last month with the launch of its new UK website...
Forecourt firm gets its first Post Office site
RAPIDLY expanding forecourt operator Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has opened its first Post Office site.
Government wants to push electric cars
We’re going to electric avenue
Step closer to regeneration
A Renfrew retailer is just weeks away from opening a new store opposite an Aldi supermarket.
Scottish Grocer reported last year on Mohammed Jamil’s plans...
Seeking food waste help through tech
ONE in five shoppers would like technology to help them tackle food waste, according to new research from training and research charity IGD.
When asked...
The Government needs to be ‘realistic and practical’ on Generational Smoking Ban
Bobby Singh, of BB Nevison Superstore & Post Office in Pontefract, shares his views on the proposed Generational Smoking Ban, which was put back on the table by the Labour Government.
Choices to make
There’s a lot to think about when selecting a symbol. Here’s our checklist for success
Retailers head to the Riviera
Over 100 independent Jet dealers head to Cannes for fuel conference
New directions
Kilwinning retailer Sandeep Dhaliwal has been running the family business for three years. His fresh ideas and a major refurbishment have yielded great results.
We...
Go big on butchery
Scotmid has joined forces with third-generation family butcher S Collins & Son to launch a new butcher’s counter within its Uddingston store
Island opportunity – Arran independent
BILSLAND’S, the Isle of Arran’s largest independent retail outlet, is for sale through Colliers International.
The business, in the centre of Brodick, features a retail...
Jet finds Scottish diamonds
SIX months into the brand’s 60th anniversary year, the team behind Jet reckons there’s plenty in Scotland to shout about.
It says there’s a healthy...
A rates strategy that will do serious harm
One of Scotland’s leading rating experts argues that businesses in Scotland should lobby urgently for a Holyrood u-turn
by Peter Muir
THE Scottish Government has...
