Smart looking forecourts with plenty of strong promotions are performing well.

Turn and face the change

Swadling hails forecourt retailers’ adaptability with shift to a convenience focus paying off FEW sectors are affected by so many variables as forecourt retailing, exposed as...
Alan Delaney

Time to look at your holiday pay system

Pay for holiday periods is in the spotlight following rulings by the Employment Appeal Tribunal that overtime should figure in the calculation of...

Shop thefts fall says report

THE cost of shop theft to the convenience sector has dropped from £44m to £35m in the past year, according to the latest figures...
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A strong format is key to success

Nisa brings food to go and chilled to the fore .

Making people Appy

Mobile phone apps are opening up new ways for retailers to engage with their customers IT’S been the best part of a decade since the...

Exclusive promotions

C-STORE focused retail tech provider Jisp has joined forces with Nisa to launch a new Augmented Reality vouchering system.
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Cash in hand key

OVER half of all Scottish convenience stores now provide an ATM service as part of their offer to customers, ATM provider YourCash has revealed.
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Expansion for Henderson

A JET-branded forecourt in Lanarkshire has become the latest site to install Henderson Technology’s EDGEPoS system

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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Online course aims to train green champs

RETAILERS and other businesses across Scotland are being urged to take advantage of a free training course that turns nominated employees into certified Green...

Taking things to the next level

Mahmood Saleem is to expand the shop at his Jet site by adding a second floor, along with a Subway, ice-cream parlour and car...
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Wholesale done differently

A business to business online wholesale brand has been looking to shake things up in the Scottish retail sector.
Karen Farrell

New leave rights for unpaid carers

Employees who are also unpaid carers will be entitled to an additional five days’ unpaid leave.

The end of an era for Lanark retailer

Wilson Rea has chosen to step back from his Lanark forecourt store as he takes on a new support role with family symbol Greens Retail
Karen Farrell

Holiday pay and part-year workers

Supreme Court ruling sets out entitlement rules
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Holiday pay during the holiday season

Many retailers will be taking on temporary staff to cover the busy Christmas period. But do you know how much holiday pay they are entitled to? Laura Morrison of Dentons clears up this complex issue