Jetting off to the races
FUEL brand Jet is revving up for its fourth year as the official fuel partner of Silverstone Classic, the racing event, which takes place...
CJ Lang takes honours – Scottish Wholesale Achievers awards
CJ Lang & Son, the Dundee-based food and drink wholesaler, has been named the best wholesale business in Scotland at the Scottish Wholesale Achievers...
Online threat is growing
SMALL retailers need to take the threat of online crime more seriously, an expert firm has warned, following the publication of figures showing a...
Eco focus in Glasgow
New store ‘Neighbourhood’ offers grocery staples ranging from flour and grains to body care and home cleaning products – without plastic packaging
Innovation partners
NISA has created a new management role aimed at offering increasing access for to the latest retail trials run by the symbol.
Shelf space – the competition frontier
Brand owners may well offer incentives to ensure good positions in store but if that excludes competitors there could be competition concerns
FROM fridges to...
Business agent heads into ninth decade
IT was time for a party last month when Christie + Co, the business property agency, celebrated the 80th anniversary of the day...
Transforming convenience
If there is one trend that emerged during lockdown that looks like it could change convenience retailing forever, it’s home delivery
Sadness at Circularity Scotland job losses
Convenience channel leaders have expressed their sympathy after deposit return scheme firm Circularity Scotland went into administration, resulting in 34 immediate redundancies.
Lomond thrives in tough times
LOCKDOWNS presented many businesses with challenges, with the wholesale channel hit particularly hard.
Best practice for ‘firing and rehiring’
Legal expert Laura Morrison, from Dentons UK and Middle East LLP, based in Scotland, explains why employers should check out the Draft Code on 'firing and rehiring'.
Spotlight on SSP after IPPR report
Could now be the time to reform sick pay in the UK?
Blakemore renews BP contract
BLAKEMORE Wholesale Distribution has announced a new two-year contract to supply 320 BP sites across the UK.
The contract commenced in November and follows a...
Better ways to take on young workers?
For several years youth unemployment has been higher than that of other age-groups in the working-age population. Investors in Young People aims to address...
Wholesalers explain symbol benefits for retailers
New year, new fascia: Symbol groups are ready to support retailers through cost-of-living crisis.
Post Office sites attract attention
Commercial property specialists Cornerstone points to successful deals completed in 2018 as a sign that there is a market for decent Post Office sites
