A new SuperValu marketing initiative will see local independent retailers featuring on the brand’s promotional literature. The Local Retailer campaign will run regularly throughout the year from P3 onward and will feature a selection of local SuperValu retailers. SuperValu Marketing [...]

The Caravan Ulster Grocers’ Ball will be held on Friday April 27th in the Culloden Hotel, Belfast. Spaces are already filling up and, as a capacity audience attended the Ulster Grocer Marketing Awards last year, it is advisable to reserve [...]

Creighton’s EUROSPAR on the Upper Lisburn Road in Finaghy took on the brave challenge of abseiling down the Dromore Viaduct, to raise funds for the Northern Ireland Cancer Fund for Children (NICFC.)

Whether you are a seasoned athlete, amateur runner or simply trying to keep fit, time is running out to get ready for the fifth annual SPAR Omagh Half Marathon and 5k Fun Run/Walk. Taking place on Saturday 31st March at [...]

Baby food business, Heavenly Tasty Organics is embracing the latest e-commerce technology to grow sales. The award winning company, which is based at Cookstown in County Tyrone, is the first to provide allergen-free baby food in small sizes and in [...]

Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Michelle O’Neill recently announced grant awards totalling over £3million to 18 companies from the local Agri-Food Processing Sector. The Minister made her announcement during a recent visit to Gilfresh Produce in Loughgall, County Armagh. Gilfresh [...]

Wilson’s Country, Northern Ireland’s leading potato packer is launching a range of new products to develop sales in Great Britain and to expand existing business in the Republic of Ireland. Lewis Cunningham, Wilson’s Country managing director, commenting on the new [...]

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.

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 [...]