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Time to put health on promotion

23 March 2016

Big and small budget story

20 December 2015

Holyrood to speed up broadband rollout

2 September 2015

Return system under attack

28 July 2015

Land reform to affect all

25 July 2015

Women quitting as smoking slips

6 January 2015

All the way down to zero

1 December 2014

New plain pack claims slammed

1 August 2014

Set for a late rush?

2 May 2014

City shop hit by year’s tobacco ban

5 March 2014

Scotland to go it alone on plain packs, retailer groups slam...

2 August 2013
Licensing fees are supposed to pay for the workings the system but he suspects they may turning a profit for some of the councils that administer them.

Variations on a theme – Trade still looking for answers

4 July 2013
Ross Kerr, director of the SGF Healthy Living Programme. He spent much of his career in crisps and snacks sales and marketing and says many FMCG brands would envy the retailer use of POS material that the programme has achieved.

New foods set to get with the programme

4 July 2013
Till point sweets under threat?

Till point sweets under threat?

4 July 2013

Date set for Motherwell superstore decision

4 July 2013
Some small stores say they are seeing increased tobacco sales while they can still display tobacco but others have seen no positive effect.

C-stores mixed on dark smokes effect

4 July 2013
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