Sandgate News

News in the centre of town

SANDGATE News, a newsagent trading for over 50 years in the centre of Ayr, is on the market thorough Bruce & Co. The firm...

Tread carefully with cash in hand

What are the risks and tax issues associated with paying cash to workers?
Post Office counter

A new year with new opportunities

Convenience retailers may have faced many challenges in 2019, but commercial property agency Cornerstone sees real potential in the c-store market for 2020, with reasons to be optimistic next year
Karen Farrell

Holiday pay and part-year workers

Supreme Court ruling sets out entitlement rules

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...

Make some noise

Fuel supplier urges forecourt industry to recognise the “remarkable turnaround” due to retailers It's a very exciting time for petrol retailers as changing consumer behaviour means...

Concerns over fuel proposals

PRA and Certas Energy voice worries over Westminster plans to introduce ‘green petrol’ THE Petrol Retailers Association has written to Parliamentary under Secretary of State...

Londis – Keeping it in the family

SYMBOL store operation Londis, part of the Musgrave Group, sees itself as a family-run business that deals, frequently, with family-run retail businesses. It offers...
Modern EPOS systems such as this Mhouse till can make a difference in store.

Plenty of avenues worth investigating

New tech can take a store to the next level

Hot stuff is on the menu

Stone Willy lays out FTG offer
Juul at United Wholesale

Juul expands its retail reach

Scottish retailers can now get their hands on Juul vaping products across United Wholesale Scotland’s depots
Energy Efficiency Rating

Energy cost concern

Energy costs are the third biggest concern for retailers, behind only the wholesale cost of goods and business rates
UK fuel sales

Slow recovery for fuel sales

Fuel sales in the UK continue to sit well below normal levels, but volumes are starting to creep up.

Snapping up more stores

Snappy Shopper has hit another major recruitment milestone, with 700 stores across the UK now offering the delivery service

A year in review: major employment law events

Dentons legal expert Laura Morrison reviews 2021 and looks ahead to 2022.
Daniel Johnson MSP worked to bring the bill into power in Scotland in 2021.

Acting to stop the abusive criminals

Retail crime remains a blight across the industry, leaving store owners and their colleagues constantly at risk from abusive customers.