Exploring alternatives
EPOS firm suggests looking beyond bill payments for footfall
BILL payments may not be the footfall driver some retailers believe it is, an EPOS firm...
Employment tribunals see major changes
Fees to bring cases, changes to dismissal compensation amounts and new pre-claim arbitration periods make it a whole new world.
By Jane Green
THE government’s decision...
WHSmith gets in the fast lane
Retailer rolls out cutting edge refrigeration to cut energy output .
New leave rights for unpaid carers
Employees who are also unpaid carers will be entitled to an additional five days’ unpaid leave.
Serving up fresh talent
Baxters Food Group, Fochabers and Polaris Learning have celebrated the graduation of 11 candidates on the Baxters Food Group training and development programme, Talent...
Symbol in high spirits
SYMBOL group Nisa is making a major attempt to lift the spirits of its retail partners with the roll out of its new own-label Heritage Signature Blends.
Slow recovery for fuel sales
Fuel sales in the UK continue to sit well below normal levels, but volumes are starting to creep up.
Convenience in brief | Talysis, Budweiser and PayPoint news
Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from Talysis, Budweiser and PayPoint.
Scottish sites aim to learn and teach
THE forecourt market may be challenging but there’s scope to succeed and a group of sites in Scotland might show the way forward.
That’s what...
Next steps for the SWA
Change looks to be the major theme for the Scottish Wholesale Association’s 2019 annual conference this summer, with new faces at the top across the board .
International giant with local advantages
Inernational food-to-go brand Subway reckons that, as well as delivering a service that has major consumer awareness and engagement, it provides a series of highly...
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...
The big question – referendum on independence in 2014
Wholesalers conference to debate Scottish independence
SWA Annual Conference, 14 - 16 June 2013, Crieff Hydro
AS Scotland gears up for the referendum on independence in...
Paying the going rate
What is the National Minimum Wage?
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) is the minimum pay per hour workers are entitled to by law. It doesn’t...
Lanark site off to a flying start
FUEL brand Jet has a new spot in Scotland’s central belt after Penny Petroleum chose the brand for its Kirkmuirhill Service Station site in...
Cleaning up at Ardeer Services
When a forecourt turns laundromat
