RNIB welcomes new home delivery service from Brakes

RNIB welcomes new home delivery service from Brakes

Date: June 10, 2020Leave a comment

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is now able to make food shopping easier for blind and partially-sighted people in Essex and Hertfordshire by referring customers to a […]

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Nisa launches Halloween and Christmas presell event

Nisa launches Halloween and Christmas presell event

Date: June 10, 2020Leave a comment

Nisa Retail has launched its presell event for Christmas and Halloween, enabling Nisa retailers to focus on getting customers what they want for these special occasions. The group points out […]

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Sugro recruits three new members, adding £9m to group turnover

Sugro recruits three new members, adding £9m to group turnover

Date: June 10, 2020Leave a comment

Sugro UK has recruited three new members: UK Fast Food Ltd (trading as UK Fine Food), E-Natural Ltd and Nosh London. The new members have added £9 million to the […]

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Dee Bee hits nearly £1 million in orders at virtual trade show

Dee Bee hits nearly £1 million in orders at virtual trade show

Date: June 10, 2020Leave a comment

A virtual trade show held by Dee Bee Wholesale in place of its usual annual trade exhibition has smashed the usual value of orders placed. The virtual event, which ran […]

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CJ Lang makes two appointments to its executive board

CJ Lang makes two appointments to its executive board

Date: June 9, 2020Leave a comment

CJ Lang and Son, the SPAR wholesaler in Scotland, has made two appointments to its executive board. Louise Rogers joins on 15 June as the new HR director, taking over […]

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SPAR Scotland supports Healthy Living Week in store and online

SPAR Scotland supports Healthy Living Week in store and online

Date: June 4, 2020Leave a comment

SPAR Scotland is running a Healthy Living Week programme of activities online and in SPAR stores around the country. The event is being supported by the SGF Healthy Living Programme. […]

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SWA and Bestway also now on TWC Sound Bites

SWA and Bestway also now on TWC Sound Bites

Date: June 4, 2020Leave a comment

TWC has recently added two new Sound Bites to its YouTube channel to highlight how industry influencers are reacting and adapting to these fast-moving times. The new additions are from: […]

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Brakes to run a series of themed events with care homes

Brakes to run a series of themed events with care homes

Date: June 4, 2020Leave a comment

Brakes is aiming to boost morale and general wellbeing in the care homes sector with a series of themed menus and events. Details can be found on the dedicated web […]

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Yorkshire Tea becomes CarbonNeutral from field to shelf

Yorkshire Tea becomes CarbonNeutral from field to shelf

Date: June 3, 2020Leave a comment

Taylors of Harrogate has announced that all Yorkshire Tea products have become 100% CarbonNeutral from field to shelf. The CarbonNeutral logo is now featured on most Yorkshire Tea products and […]

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The role of private brands should be redefined: Daymon and Robinson Young

The role of private brands should be redefined: Daymon and Robinson Young

Date: June 3, 2020Leave a comment

Retailers need to adapt their strategy to the post-pandemic environment and redefine the role that private brands have to play, according to a report by Daymon, which recently signed a […]

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Small shops ‘better able to compete’ since MUP of alcohol introduced

Small shops ‘better able to compete’ since MUP of alcohol introduced

Date: May 31, 2020Leave a comment

Many small retailers in Scotland have felt better able to compete with the supermarkets following the implementation of minimum unit pricing (MUP) of alcohol because MUP had the effect of […]

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Eight million cigarettes seized in cross-border operation

Eight million cigarettes seized in cross-border operation

Date: May 31, 2020Leave a comment

Eight million suspected illicit cigarettes, worth an estimated £3 million in lost duty and taxes, were seized yesterday (30 May) in Newry, Co Armagh, by HM Revenue and Customs. A […]

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