Tag: Comment
‘Vaping will replace tobacco’, but when?
There were many bold statements made at our Cloud Chasing vaping event in Glasgow last month but possibly...
What exactly is our role in driving the health agenda?
If you haven’t had a look online at the Scottish Government’s public consultation document on ‘Reducing Health Harms...
CBD – what’s it all about?
Our cover story this month is an interesting one. Granted, we try to make all our cover stories...
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...
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...
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...