Inside Business
Driving soft drink growth together in convenience with CCEP
by Alison Adderley, Field Sales Director, Coca-Cola European Partners Shopper habits are changing, and this is driving growth...
The power of going local
Sourcing Scottish, regional and local products is an excellent way of setting your store apart from the competition,...
Separating vaping fact from fiction
John Dunne, Director of vaping industry body UKVIA, spoke at SLR’s recent Cloud Chasing 2 event and dispelled...
Are retailers as ‘woke’ on sustainability as consumers?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last 12 months, you can’t have failed to notice...
Wholefoods Atlanta: a retailer’s perspective
As part of his Reward for winning the Scottish Young Local Retailer of the Year at the SLR...
All eyes on 2020 for Barr Soft Drinks
It was always going to be impossible to replicate the stellar success of 2018 with its endless sunshine...
A breath of fresh air
The vaping category is enduring tough times, with scare stories from America and the convenience channel’s seeming inability...
What does 2020 hold in store for Scotland’s local retailers?
It’s time once more for SLR’s annual vox pop from all four corners of the industry to find...
CJ Lang back on track
Dundee-based Spar Scotland wholesaler and retailer CJ Lang has been rejuvenated under the stewardship of Colin McLean with...
Vaping: is convenience blowing its chance?
Somewhat alarmingly, the convenience retail market’s share of the vaping market appears to be shrinking rather than growing....