Opinions
The great tobacco RSP debate
It’s one of those discussions that usually only happens in private, but the gnarly question of whether to...
Can retailers and brands turn big data into smart data?
Data is set to play an increasingly important role in convenience retailing but having access to more and...
Reality bites with the real cost of the living wage
The national living wage is a complex subject, fraught with moral as well as commercial implications. There can’t...
It’s about time to give Aldi laldy…
There are few scenarios more nightmarish for a local retailer than an Aldi moving in next door, and...
2 minutes of your time: David Lonsdale
As Scotland undertakes to reform its business rates system, the Barclay Review offers key insight into how that...
The consolidation plot thickens
It’s always the way. Just as SLR is going to press a new story breaks and the editorial...
What next as McColl’s hooks up with Morrisons?
The dull moments in local retailing are few and far between these days – but wasn’t it always...
DRS would be ‘ineffective’, placing ‘unnecessary burdens’ on sector
ACS Chief Executive James Lowman supports sister organisation SGF’s view that the proposed Deposit Return Scheme would be...
If the Scottish government wants DRS, let them pay for it
One of the most galling challenges of working in the local retailing industry is that we so often find ourselves...
Is franchising the future of local retailing?
For many years it’s been fascias and symbols; now it’s franchises. Following One Stop’s lead, in the very...