Dealer wins duty battle

Independent dealer Brobot Petroleum has successfully appealed via the First Tier Tax Tribunal against HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) imposition of unreasonable conditions, to...
Colin Munro

Loyalty support for local business

Scottish firm launches new scheme in Perth

Fascia and franchise offers evolving in convenience

The new year is often a time for reflection and change – even if some resolutions turn out to be more binding than others

Don’t suffer a dressing down

Dress codes are a common feature of many workplaces, but recently firms have hit headlines as their idea of appropriate corporate wear clashed with...
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

Should you protect your brand identity?

by Ross Nicol BUSINESS names, logos and other branding devices for goods and services can be valuable assets that are wise to protect. A European...
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Funding is out there if you have a plan

Availability of financial backing seems to be growing. How can food and drink operators and retailers best secure funding from a lender? By Andy...
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Innovations on their way

Retailers encouraged to use machines for improved efficiency and stronger margins
Karen Farell

Keeping on top of carers’ rights

There are approximately five million people currently providing unpaid care in the UK. Karen Farrell, an employment lawyer at Dentons, looks at what rights carers are afforded in the workplace under the law

AWRS: know the rules

THE Scottish Wholesale Association has urged retailers to check their alcohol wholesaler is registered under new rules, which come into force on April 1. After...

Refresh yourself on account

RETAIL workers who plan to take either a SCPLH course or the SCPLH Refresher course could be in line for official financial assistance...

Milkshake closing in on 1,000

Milkshake to go brand F’real has hit a major milestone, having installed its 900th unit in the UK convenience sector
JTI Advance

A 24/7 solution for tobacco sales

Making use of digital tools can have a major impact on bottom lines according to JTI

90 Shell stations go to MFG

MOTOR Fuel Group, the partnership between Aberdeen oil tycoon Alasdair Locke and investment firm Patron Capital Partners, has acquired 90 petrol filling stations from...

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...

Defining the fair price promotion

Pricing and price promotions have become increasingly important in retailing as consumers become cost-conscious. There are policy and legal issues too. The Chartered Trading Standards...