Karen Farrell

Holiday pay and part-year workers

Supreme Court ruling sets out entitlement rules

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...

An investment in your employees

Retailers are keen to save money where they can. But when assessing the cost of staff training industry experts argue it’s worth considering the...

Employer obligations to zero-hour workers

The importance of ensuring consistent treatment of employees on different types of contracts has recently been reinforced by the Employment Appeal Tribunal

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...

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...
Dentons Counsel Sarah Jackman

Better family leave policies can win over employees

Employment law specialist Sarah Jackman discusses how better family leave policies including gender neutral polices, fertility leave and childcare support can attract and retain employees.
Claire McKee

Avoid discriminating on a religious basis

Several cases have examined discrimination on the grounds of an employer’s religion or belief, as opposed to an employee’s. Claire McKee, of Dentons, looks at the challenges of these claims .

Best in fresh workshops boost sales

FRESH food workshops introduced earlier this year have contributed to an 8% growth in sales for Nisa members, according to the group. The Best in...

Driving margins through live data

WE may live in a material world, but when it comes to forecourt retailing, decisions are increasingly driven by data.
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Women no fuel fools

WHO are more likely to cause a mini crisis on your forecourt by filling up with the wrong type of fuel, men or women? Well,...
How are you for food to go? It’s a question most retailers will want to ask of any potential symbol partner as FTG continues to grow in Scottish convenience stores.

Choices to make

There’s a lot to think about when selecting a symbol. Here’s our checklist for success

Gulf brand nears 100 Scottish sites

2015 was another positive year for the Gulf brand, according to Certas Energy’s retail director Ramsay MacDonald. The brand recently claimed its 500th site in...

Trading places in Aberdeen

McColl’s overhauls a former pub site to create a roomy c-store

Flurry of food to go refits for Nisa retailers

Nisa retailers have been embracing the symbol’s ‘to go’ proposition, through a flurry of store refurbishments at the tail end of 2020

Today’s adds craft to guides range

THE booming craft beer sector is the subject of the latest retailer advisory guide from Today’s Group, the wholesale grouping that includes several member...