2019 digital editions
January
IN THIS ISSUE
Scottish Budget
It’s business-friendly, but will it get through Parliament?
Blake Gladman
The secrets of vaping success
Steve O’Neill
How to work your EPoS harder
SLR Rewards 2019
The best awards in retail launch
February
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Veganism
Passing fad or here to stay?
Stuart Ramsay
The ins and outs of new Track and Trace tobacco rules
Shabana Chaudhry
First Nom Stop opens in Glasgow
Sustainability
SLR launches new event
March
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Sustainability
Doing good is good for business
EPoS
The power of tagging unleashed
John Lee
The deposit return scheme in focus
Tobacco
A rare glimpse into the Philip Morris research facility
April
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Gross profit
Is 30% the new minimum target level retailers must aim for?
Testing! Testing!
Vaping pod systems under the microscope
JS von Dacre
Threat posed by new immigration rules
Worker protection
What you can do to look after your staff
May
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Sustainability
The low-down on SLR’s sustainability event
John Patterson
Juul boss talks convenience
Colin Smith
SWA chief calls on members to shape strategy
Track & Trace
A retailer’s view
June
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Destination stores
Why should customers pass another store to get to yours?
Kathryn Neil
SGF Healthy Living Programme gets makeover
Blake Gladman
Authenticity key in the experience economy
Store profile
Spar Havannah St
July
IN THIS ISSUE
SLR Rewards
The highlight of the awards season reviewed
Chris Gallacher
Change at the top of UWS
Vaping
SGF vaping event in spotlight
Forecourts
The sector gathers speed
August
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#ThinkSmart3
SLR’s tech, data and innovation event returns
SLR Rewards
Harris Aslam and Mo Razzaq profiled
MUP mystery
Value sales rise but volumes decline
Vaping
JUUL tops closed system league
September
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Deposit Return Scheme
Proposed inclusion of glass poses problems
Tanya Pepin
Leveraging data in local retail
Alastair Williams
Are cigars the last tobaccco opportunity?
Scary sales
Cash in on Halloween with bespoke NPD
October
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High Street crisis
Is it time for the government to step in?
Simon Browne
Burton’s boss talks Paterson Arran
Chris Shead
Premium spirits key this Christmas, says Pernod Ricard
Forecourt focus
What’s new at the pumps?
November
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Vaping
Why is convenience losing market share in the category?
NACS
SLR Rewards winners visit US trade show
SGF Conference
Full review inside
CJ Lang
Management team talk about turning things around
December
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What’s in store
Industry predictions for 2020
Vaping
Full report from SLR’s Cloud Chasing 2 conference
Dan Brown
A retailer’s view of Wholefoods Atlanta
Johnathan Kemp
All eyes on 2020 after a tough year for Barr’s