EG Group’s new Spar forecourt store in Peterhead.

Filling up in Peterhead

SPAR has teamed up with EG Group once again to bring a new convenience store and forecourt site to Peterhead.
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Retailers taking systems forward

Retail technology has come a long way in recent years. We asked two specialist EPOS suppliers to explain their particular strengths. ASIF Ashraf is an...
HIM said it is important for retailers to note that the rise of FTG doesn’t mean fewer shoppers are purchasing fuel.

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
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Nisa and easy orders

NISA has developed a new mobile app offering its members a new way to place orders

Make some noise

Fuel supplier urges forecourt industry to recognise the “remarkable turnaround” due to retailers It's a very exciting time for petrol retailers as changing consumer behaviour means...
Alan Delaney, Maclay Murray & Spens

Westminster plays the shame game

Some big names, including one major high street fashion retailer, were among the latest companies “named and shamed” for failing to pay the national...

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...

Bullets and Booze

An analysis of the main effects of the recently-introduced Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 on the country’s convenience retail sector. By: Audrey Junner You...
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Londis range smartens up

SYMBOL group wholesaler Londis says its range of value own-label products under the SmartBuy brand is exceeding all targets and over two thirds of...

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,...
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Innovation partners

NISA has created a new management role aimed at offering increasing access for to the latest retail trials run by the symbol.

Chilling savings

TECHNOLOGICAL advances can be exciting and fascinating but it can also take a fair bit of work to keep on top of all a...
Peter Muir is head of rating with Colliers International in Scotland.

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...

Linking up for an ideal combination

Paul Cornwell, refrigeration solutions specialist at Daikin UK considers energy integration In Scotland there are more than 5,500 convenience stores providing chilled and frozen food...

The dangers of employing family

Mixing family and business is a long tradition in the grocery sector, but as many will have experienced, it is not always plain sailing

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