Opinions
2 minutes of your time: Bruce Terry
Following the massively successful relaunch of Kensitas Club at a significantly reduced RSP, JTI is now launching a...
Let’s not drop the vaping ball again
When vaping first arrived in the UK in about 2007, it probably struck many retailers at the time...
Great ideas are only great if you act on them
Valuable life lessons can come in many varied and often unexpected forms, so it pays to keep your...
2 minutes of your time: Jens Christiansen
New research reveals over half of all retailers don’t offer the guidance that tobacco shoppers are looking for,...
Broadway: an inspiration to us all
It is with massive pride and no small satisfaction that we will be sending this year’s Scottish Local...
MUP is a golden opportunity for us all
Like most Scottish Government legislation that impacts directly on the local retailing sector, Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) met...
2 minutes of your time: Gavin Blair
With milk and flavoured milks excluded from the recent sugar tax, there’s an opportunity for retailers to capitalise...
The future is smarter, not harder
The challenges that face the local retailing sector are well documented with costs rising, margins falling and competition...
Food-to-go grant is a no-brainer
The recent announcement that the Scottish Government’s new £250,000 food-to-go grant programme is now live should be welcome...
Friends and colleagues: support the Protection of Workers consultation
Let’s face it, if you work in a shop in Scotland you already know that abuse, threats and...