Forecourt retailers continue to invest
Forecourt retailers have continued to invest in their businesses in the past year despite the pandemic, new research...
Food sales rising, ONS data reveals
Food store sales volumes rose by 0.6% in September 2021 and were 3.9% above pre-coronavirus pandemic levels in...
Pret trials self-serve coffee kiosks
Pret a Manger is trialling self-serve coffee kiosks that will be rolled out to convenience stores, forecourts, hospitals,...
Spar focuses on frozen trend
Spar plans to launch five new frozen own label products this month. The Spar own label team is...
Nisa unveils revamped autumn range
Nisa retailers have begun introducing the revamped Co-op autumn range. The entire Co-op standard chilled soup range has...
Usdaw calls for mandatory face coverings and Covid safety measures to return
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is calling on the government to make in-store safety measures mandatory to help reduce...
Government seeks views on plan to end need for food banks
The Scottish government has launched a consultation on proposals to end the need for food banks. The consultation...
Borders newsagent put up for sale
Renton’s Newsagents and Post Office in the village of Chirnside, on the Scottish borders, has been put on...
Jisp records Scan & Save milestones with Nisa
Jisp has recorded 10,000 scans, 5,000 taps, and 2,000 redemptions in just five weeks of its Scan &...
Supermarket sales growth falls as shoppers rebalance spend
Grocery sales growth slowed by -0.7% in the past four weeks ending 9 October 2021, as UK shoppers...