McColl’s blames sharp drop in profits on Palmer & Harvey supply disruption
Convenience store retailer McColl’s has reported a sharp drop in profits, blaming the collapse of groceries wholesaler Palmer & Harvey in a “challenging” year for the group.
Convenience store retailer McColl’s has reported a sharp drop in profits, blaming the collapse of groceries wholesaler Palmer & Harvey in a “challenging” year for the group.
Companies affected by the collapse of McGill have been scrambling to prevent damage from the resulting fallout.
Morrisons is hiking the price of long-life plastic bags to 15p and introducing a paper version costing 20p as part of a trial.
Tesco has emerged as a festive winner after unveiling its best set of Christmas trading figures in nearly a decade.
Morrisons has unveiled an increase in Christmas sales thanks to stronger growth in its wholesale arm, despite a slowdown in retail shopping.
Retailers rose to the top of the FTSE 100 on Thursday following a decent showing from high street chain Next, but it wasn’t enough to lift London’s top flight out of the red.
Nearly two billion 5p plastic bags were sold in the last financial year, figures from the government show.
Budget supermarket chains Aldi and Lidl are set to outperform their larger peers this Christmas as the battle for festive shoppers reaches its climax this weekend.
Budget supermarket chains Aldi and Lidl are set to outperform their larger peers this Christmas as the battle for festive shoppers reaches its climax this weekend.
Shares in McColl’s nosedived on Monday after the convenience store operator issued a profits warning linked to the collapse of wholesaler Palmer & Harvey.
A shopper has hit out after an ambulance failed to turn up when she collapsed in a supermarket.
Coffee giant Starbucks could open a second drive-thru branch on Dundee’s ring road in the near future.
A controversial £35,000 piece of art is falling to bits.
A Dundee supermarket is set to introduce a quieter hour in-store for customers who are sensitive to music and other noises associated with busy shops.
A thug who spat in the face of a police officer through the hatch of his custody cell has been jailed.
A serial thief has been jailed for eight months after admitting shoplifting and breaching the peace at a Dundee supermarket.
Police are on the hunt for a "bare-chested" thug after a man was left seriously injured in a supermarket car park.
Here’s a glimpse inside a warehouse for online supermarket Ocado where hundreds of robots can be seen whizzing around picking groceries for customers.
A man was placed on a restriction of liberty order for 12 weeks.
Police have told motorists to avoid a busy road in Dundee after the traffic lights failed.