Opinions
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...
2 minutes of your time: Dan Brown
He may be a young man, but Dan Brown already has an enviable CV in local retailing in...
2 minutes of your time: Craig Brown
Glasgow-based wholesaler JW Filshill has finally officially launched its new premium KeyStore More fascia format in Scotland. We...
The great tobacco RSP debate
It’s one of those discussions that usually only happens in private, but the gnarly question of whether to...