Filshill provides KeyStore-branded face masks to retailers           

Glasgow-based wholesaler JW Filshill has provided branded masks to retailers and staff at it convenience store franchise KeyStore.

Available in the distinctive colours of both the KeyStore and KeyStore More brands, face masks complement the hygiene confidence and social distancing messages the retailers have been conveying since the first lockdown in March.

“We were very quick off the mark to provide retailers with Perspex sneeze screens at tills and social distancing floor vinyls for KeyStore More and KeyStore outlets – to provide hygiene safety reassurance for staff but also peace of mind for the increasing number shoppers who were choosing to shop locally at the start of lockdown,” commented Craig Brown, chief sales and marketing officer at JW Filshill.

“We made hand sanitiser available for customers to use when they enter and exit stores and have continued to work with our retail customers to ensure that the safety, health and wellbeing of all our staff and shoppers is front of mind. The new branded face masks are an extension of that support and send out a very strong message that our stores continue to offer a safe environment for staff and their customers.”

Wearing of face masks or face coverings is now compulsory in both Scotland and England. Staff at JW Filshill’s headquarters at Hillington have been issued with Filshill-branded masks.

With various local restrictions likely to be imposed for the foreseeable future, often at short notice, Brown noted that stores – still very much on the front line of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic - need to remain vigilant all times.

“We are at the end of the phone should any of our retail customers need additional help or support during the pandemic,” he said. “Our teams continue to help customers deal with the additional challenges they are faced with on a daily basis as a result of COVID and the positive feedback we’ve had from them after receiving the new masks is typical of the retailers who have continued to go the extra mile to support their communities during these unprecedented times.”

The firm also provided bespoke social media posts and videos for retailers to use on their own Facebook pages.

JW Filshill supplies over 190 KeyStore convenience stores across Scotland and the north of England.