Tag: Premier

Jet rally - One of the participating cars

Cot House welcomes rally drivers

JET forecourt and Premier retailer Cot House Services in Dunoon was right at the heart of the action this summer when it welcomed a...
Men holding staple goods from Premier

Premier slashes prices on staples

SYMBOL group Premier has lowered the wholesale price on bread, milk and sugar so its retailers can offer everyday low prices on the important...

New package for Premier

SYMBOL group Premier is boosting its promotional package, increasing its number of ‘Mega Deals’ and guaranteeing an alcohol and paper promotion every four weeks,...

New directions – Faraz Iqbal, Linktown Local Kirkcaldy

We ask some of Scotland’s young c-store retailers about their businesses and the key issues of the day. Linktown Local in Kirkcaldy has been completely...

Chilled – a hot topic

In its second Convenience Conversation, Scottish Grocer invited a select group of leading retailers and representatives from food, drink, wholesale and refrigeration firms to...

Premier breaks 3300

PREMIER, the UK’s biggest symbol group, now has more than 3,300 Premier stores in the UK, brand owner Booker says. The total includes 330 new...

Healthy loyalty

AWARD-WINNING Premier retailers Dennis and Linda Williams are preparing to launch a new initiative to get local kids eating more healthily. 1,000 local schoolchildren are...

We couldn’t do without…

Scottish c-store retailers offer their product and category recommendations for 2016 Asif Akhtar, Premier Smeaton Stores. Key category of 2015: Basic convenience. Things like bread, milk,...

Booker sees profits rise

WHOLESALE and cash & carry giant Booker saw profit before tax rise 10% in the first half of its trading year, despite a decline...
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Booker posts sales growth

WHOLESALER and Premier symbol group owner Booker Group reported a positive Christmas period with total sales in the 16 weeks to 2 January 2015,...
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Change to survive

Sebastian Nonis re-tied his independent Dundee filling station to fuel brand Jet last year. Once again he showed his commitment to a business that...

Birthday group goes on screen

WHOLESALE giant Booker has celebrated the 20th anniversary of its Premier symbol group with the launch of a year-long TV advertising campaign. The campaign –...
As competition intensifies,many symbol stores are likely to seek something that sets them apart from the c-stores of the supermarket giants. Branded food companies like Subway have been keen to sign up symbol store retailers as franchisees. Specialist retail research company him! found one in three consumers in its survey said a branded food operation would encourage them to visit a store more often.

Symbols set to change?

Much of the news on the symbol sector is still very positive. Forecasts for future trading and market share are robust. But symbol-branded shops...
Spar offers a variety of packages and credit terms from co-investment in store refurbishment to franchise agreements.

Options widen as symbols progress

Discussions with the Post Office, Subway, Cuisine de France and Costa Coffee Point of sale that signals value with price comparisons to the major multiples Franchise...

Symbol living – Changing times in fuel supply sector

FORECOURT operators could be suggesting their fuel customers put a Nisa, a Best-one, a Premier, or a Spar in their tanks as some of...
Scottish Grocer Health Promoting Retailer of the Year award

Scotland’s champions for 2013 revealed

The winners of the Scottish Grocer Awards – the Scottish food and drink retail industry’s own version of the ‘Oscars’ – were announced at...