Ulster Grocer

Plans to extend Sunday trading hours have been put to public consultation with a view to bringing Northern Ireland in line with the rest of the UK. Robin Morton takes a closer look at the arguments for and against longer opening hours.

Conor McKibbin’s steady hand has seen the family’s retail interests in County Down steadily mature over the last decade or so. This month, we take a look at the smaller of their two stores in the village of Dundrum…

A judicial review of a ban on the display of tobacco products in shops in England is unlikely to overturn the legislation completely, industry experts have warned. At the start of this month, Imperial Tobacco, Japan Tobacco International and BAT [...]

The retail, food service and hospitality sectors locally are beginning to think about this year’s Shop 2010 event, scheduled for Simmonscourt in Dublin between September 28 and 30.

While the state of the economy has been a common topic of conversation for some time, the talk lately has been of recovery and growth, but is there any reason for optimism? We asked economist, Richard Ramsey for his assessment of the situation locally, particularly in relation to the retail and food sectors…

The Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Association has marked its 10th anniversary with a reception at the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Despite their lack of healthy credentials, carbonated soft drinks continue to dominate the market and have actually increased their share against the healthier alternatives such as juice and water. But poor summers and the economic downturn have taken their toll. Where now for the soft drinks category…

With the BBQ season more or less underway, most retailers will be looking to make the most of all the opportunities that presents. To help them, we’ve asked one of the UK’s best-known BBQ gurus, Brian George, president of the National BBQ Association, for a little insight…

Long’s SuperValu at Woodburn, Derry has been awarded the Emerald Excellence Ireland Quality Association (EIQA) Hygiene Mark Certificate at its first attempt to gain it. The store has double reason for celebration, having both received the highest level of Hygiene [...]

SPAR Ravenhill and Ballyhackamore are two of the SPAR stores that are joining the effort to reduce plastic bag use as part of a roll out initiative by the Henderson Group. The company announced that, starting 6th July, some of [...]