Online possibilities
EPOS hardware manufacturer Posiflex made a bid to strengthen its presence in the UK last month with the launch of its new UK website...
Investments bring payback
BILL payments services have become an expected part of the offer at many c-stores across Scotland.
But there’s now much more that can be provided...
Bill’s fit and proper return set to bring problems?
By Caroline Loudon, head of licensing at Lindsays
THE Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill is the next “big thing” coming at Scottish licensees. You’d...
PRA welcomes deal
THE Petrol Retailers Association has welcomed the news, reported in SG last month, that Murco has signed a deal to sell its retail business,...
Retailers taking systems forward
Retail technology has come a long way in recent years. We asked two specialist EPOS suppliers to explain their particular strengths.
ASIF Ashraf is an...
Polls pump up the price
Scotland’s independence referendum has lingering effects on fuel costs
THE people of Scotland may have answered no to the question of whether their country should...
Funding is out there if you have a plan
Availability of financial backing seems to be growing. How can food and drink operators and retailers best secure funding from a lender?
By Andy...
Employment law – some key issues
Companies of all sizes in food and drink and retailing face ever-changing employment laws. What are some of the most important things to be...
Ready to look into the future
THE development of symbol groups by wholesaling companies and the use of new technologies and digital communications in wholesaling will both figure this month...
Intelligent viewing
TODAY’S world is fast-moving and many security technologies are developing quickly and providing greatly improved performance.
Some of that is down to increasingly intelligent...
HR firm says retailers milked on insurance
Human resources advisor claims store operators and other companies are paying for employment tribunal cover that they probably don’t need.
THOUSANDS of small retailers...
United opens at the double
GLASGOW-based United Wholesale Scotland aimed to deliver a knock-out blow last month when former world champion boxer Amir Khan starred at the opening of...
City depot aims for a top three spot
WHOLESALE giant Bestway group has officially opened its new depot just south of the River Clyde in Glasgow’s Kilbirnie Street.
The new unit becomes the...
Filshill profit up in tough market
PRODUCTIVITY and efficiency improvements helped Glasgow-based independent wholesaler, and owner of the KeyStore convenience store brand, JW Filshill maintain gross profit and increase pre-tax...
Compliance costs and how to tame them
After its member survey showed the average small and medium-sized employer saw, in 2014, an above-inflationary rise of £713 in annual compliance costs, the...
Fast-moving security
MOTHERWELL-based Tyger Security says that in the last three years it has seen vast increases in available securities technologies and in customer demand for...
