Take a look at the future

After 18 months, doors open at David’s Kitchen Kirkcaldy
Unitas is offering free NPD stock.

Unitas NPD for free

WHOLESALER buying group Unitas has launched a free stock offer for its retailer customers
Stone Willy's Kitchen

Delivered sales on the rise

Lockdown may not have been the perfect scenario for growing food to go sales, but increased demand for delivery hasn’t done Stone Willy’s Kitchen any harm.

Experience at the top

THE Snappy Group – the firm behind Snappy Shopper and Hungrrr – has expanded its sales division with two new senior appointments. Paul Adams joins...
DRS machine

A warm welcome for the latest guidance

The administrator for the deposit return scheme in Scotland, Circularity Scotland, has said the latest government guidance will significantly reduce the cost of the scheme for the industry and consumers.
The Belhaven Brewery at Dunbar.

Convenience in brief | Belhaven, Snappy Shopper and Nisa news

Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from Belhaven, Snappy Shopper and Nisa.
Alan Delaney is an associate in the employment & pensions team at Maclay Murray & Spens LLP and a member of the firm’s food and drink team.

Conciliation process to cut tribunal risks

New rules which take effect this month means that many disputes that previously would have gone to an employment tribunal will now have to...
Janet Hood

MUP may not be the silver bullet

Licensing specialist Janet Hood reflects on the long-debated minimum unit pricing measure and considers whether it will have the desired affect on the nation’s health.
Joanne Hennessy

New rules for staffing

How Brexit will affect Scotland’s retail sector is still unknown, with the negotiations on Britain’s future relationship with the world’s largest trading bloc still to get underway.
exterior of asda livingston service station

Asda’s £438m deal to fuel ambitions in convenience retail

Seven Scottish petrol stations are set to change hands as part of a major deal that will see the Co-op sell its entire forecourt estate to Asda.
Booker

Booker’s free EPOS with more than 1,000

WHOLESALER Booker has now installed free EPOS systems into more than 1,000 retail units across the UK. The system helps with practical tasks such...

Sales up at Booker

BOOKER returned positive performance figures for the last quarter of 2014. The food wholesaler said that in the 16 weeks to 2 January 2015 total...

Bestway’s great rebate returns

Bestway Wholesale is reintroducing its Great Rebate initiative for customers from April. The scheme, which is now in its second year, aims to increase...

Proving c-stores really can deliver

Fife retailer Zahid Ullah is aiming to get small c-stores offering online shopping and delivery with new technology. A Kelty retailer has launched a new...
Nisa app

Nisa and easy orders

NISA has developed a new mobile app offering its members a new way to place orders
nectar-move-to-esso

A real buzz about Esso

Consumer loyalty programme Nectar has shifted fuel partner from BP to Esso .