2019 digital editions

January

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Scottish Budget
It’s business-friendly, but will it get through Parliament?

Blake Gladman
The secrets of vaping success

Steve O’Neill
How to work your EPoS harder

SLR Rewards 2019
Awards launch

February

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Veganism
Passing fad or here to stay?

Stuart Ramsay
The ins and outs of new Track and Trace tobacco rules

Shabana Chaudhry
First Nom Stop opens in Glasgow

Sustainability
SLR launches new event

March

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Sustainability
Doing good is good for business

EPoS
The power of tagging unleashed

John Lee
The deposit return scheme in focus

Tobacco
A rare glimpse into the Philip Morris research facility

April

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Gross profit
Is 30% the new minimum retailers must aim for?

Testing! Testing!
Vaping pod systems scrutinised

JS von Dacre
Threat posed by new immigration rules

Worker protection
What you can do to look after your staff

May

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Sustainability
The low-down on SLR’s sustainability event

John Patterson
Juul boss talks convenience

Colin Smith
SWA chief calls on members to shape strategy

Track & Trace
A retailer’s view

June

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Destination stores
Why your store has to out from the crowd

Kathryn Neil
SGF Healthy Living Programme gets makeover

Blake Gladman
The importance of authenticity

Store profile
Spar Havannah St

July

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SLR Rewards
The highlight of the awards season reviewed

Chris Gallacher
Change at the top of UWS

Vaping
SGF vaping event in spotlight

Forecourts
The sector gathers speed

August

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#ThinkSmart3
SLR’s tech, data and innovation event returns

SLR Rewards
Harris Aslam and Mo Razzaq profiled

MUP mystery
Value sales rise but volumes decline

Vaping
JUUL tops closed system league

September

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DRS
Inclusion of glass poses problems

Tanya Pepin
Leveraging data in local retail

Alastair Williams
Are cigars the last tobaccco opportunity?

Scary sales
Cash in on Halloween

October

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High Street crisis
Is it time for government action?

Simon Browne
Burton’s boss talks Paterson Arran

Chris Shead
Premium spirits key this Christmas, says Pernod Ricard

Forecourt focus
What’s new at the pumps?

November

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Vaping
Why is convenience losing market share?

NACS
SLR Rewards winners visit US trade show

SGF Conference
Full review inside

CJ Lang
Management team talk about turning things around

December

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What’s in store
Industry predictions for 2020

Vaping
Full report from SLR’s Cloud Chasing 2 conference

Dan Brown
A retailer’s view of Wholefoods Atlanta

Jonathan Kemp
Following a tough year for Barr’s