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...
Business sales back on the front foot?
Agent sees deals up in October after strong summer
ECONOMICS experts differ about how strong the economy currently is but one specialist retail and hospitality...
CMA Investigation into Asda stores begins
The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) has begun its initial investigations into Asda’s purchase of 132 retail sites from the Co-op.
Shopping in rhythm
A good shopping experience is about more than range, reckons Andy Hill, CEO at Virtual Jukebox. As c-store retailers seek to provide their customers...
Jet turns up the heat
JET’S 60th anniversary activity continues with a consumer promotion running until 7 September.
Visitors to Jet forecourts will receive a code voucher to enter online,...
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...
Forecourt firm gets its first Post Office site
RAPIDLY expanding forecourt operator Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has opened its first Post Office site.
Store bought by first-time purchasers
A local convenience store situated in the Morayshire village of Hopeman has been sold through specialist business property adviser Christie & Co, with funding...
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.
CJ Lang expands its offer
SPAR Scotland wholesaler CJ Lang has been expanding its offer with new supplier partnerships
Pandemic crisis fuelling change
JET retailer partners have been adapting their offer to better serve their communities throughout the pandemic – according to Áine Corkery, brand manager for Phillips 66.
The beer cave: hot or not?
SCOTTISH Grocer has certainly visited a number of new stores in the past year featuring walk-in refrigerated beer caves, but are they really the...
Ambitious start to a new decade
Certas Energy has been overhauling its offer with hopes of further expansion for Gulf in Scotland
Staying up to speed
If the claim that information is power is true anywhere it’s true in retailing. Knowing your levels of stock, current prices and margins...
Make sure the cover and the price is right
Getting the best value insurance is wise – but it isn’t all about the price. Get what you need and don’t pay for cover...
Back to the future
UNITED Wholesale Scotland is on course to open its second ‘Warehouse of the Future’, bringing a host of upgrades to its depot on Maxwell Road, Glasgow.
