Symbols set to change?
Much of the news on the symbol sector is still very positive. Forecasts for future trading and market share are robust. But symbol-branded shops...
Positively NISA
Nisa Retail has its own in-house EPOS solution, Epositive, which it says provides wide functionality – from simple scanning of products to the handling...
Operating on a higher level
Retailers should think of their EPOS as the “operating system” of their convenience store, according to Faisal Sattar, managing director of MHouse
Staying legal and protected
THE Association of Convenience Stores has worked with Trading Standards officers to create a guide for storing and selling fuel
Don’t fall for the invoice scams
Invoice fraud costs small and medium sized businesses in the United Kingdom more than £9bn each year, and it’s on the rise. Can you avoid...
Major gift from Certas
Certas Energy was on hand to spread Christmas cheer to sick children in Glasgow over the festive period
Breathing life into the local – Day-Today, Wallyford
On the site of a closed and shuttered pub a state-of-the-art Day-Today store is ready to serve the community of Wallyford.
AS we have reported...
Wholesaler launches on-site model store
SCOTLAND’S first ever “showstore” – a fully-fitted and stocked c-store – has opened in Glasgow. Wholesaler and symbol store provider United Wholesale (Scotland) has...
Major milestone for Nisa delivery
Snappy Shopper retailers hit five million pound mark
NISA retailers have hit a major milestone in their partnership with Snappy Shopper, having made more than...
Tailoring a service for convenience
There is no shortage of delivery options for retailers at the moment, with tech firms and entrepreneurs responding to the surge in demand for home delivery last year
Compliance costs and how to tame them
After its member survey showed the average small and medium-sized employer saw, in 2014, an above-inflationary rise of £713 in annual compliance costs, the...
How to chill and save
SG checks out the Carbon Trust’s website for tips on efficient use of refrigeration
FOR some businesses, refrigeration accounts for half of all energy costs....
UWS sales up 5% to £212m
GLASGOW-based cash and carry, wholesale, and symbol group company United Wholesale (Scotland) saw sales rise by 4.8% to reach £212m for the year to...
Expanding in the forecourt channel
Nisa’s forecourt portfolio went from strength to strength despite the challenges of Covid-19, with a raft of new retailers joining the symbol
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...
Training staff just got easier
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