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A range of chillers inside a store stocked up with meat products with a stand in the middle of the floor with some cupboard essentials on them.

Concerning start to 2025 as inflation hits a 10-month high

While inflation hit a 10-month high at the end of January, it did little to dampen Scottish spirits as many families embraced local celebrations in earnest.
Girish Jeeva has installed Visu.ai's anti-theft systems in his Premier shop at Barmulloch, Glasgow.

Visu.ai technology tackles crime across store

Tech-savvy retailer Girish Jeeva is urging other convenience store operators to install the anti-theft package offered by Visu.ai after the firm's AI-powered systems revealed stealing by a member of staff.
Tom Pook of Hovis, Dennis Williams and Sophi Williams of Premier Broadway Convenience store and actress Elaine C Smith stand on a stage at the Scottish Grocer Awards for the Community Store of the Year award win.

Awards Profile – Community Retailer of the Year

Scottish Grocer has caught up with the team at Premier Broadway Convenience Store after their award win at the Scottish Grocer Awards 2024.
A man in a kilt stands against a sunset in the Highlands with a bottle of Ben Bracken whisky in his hand and a glass with the whisky inside in the other.

Lidl pokes fun at Harrison Ford ad following whisky win

Discounter stores firm Lidl has marked its latest award win at the World Whisky Awards 2025 with a new tongue-in-cheek ad for the Ben Bracken Single Malt.

Healthy starts with Weetabix and the Healthy Living Programme

The Healthy Living Team partnered up with Weetabix once again to deliver one of its Welby Breakfast Club mornings in West Calder.
National lottery retailers have been thanked for their responses to Allwyn's Operation Guardian mystery shopper and training programme.

Convenience in brief | Allwyn, FDF Scotland, Christie & Co

Scottish Grocer highlights three stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from Allwyn, FDF Scotland and Christie & Co.
The biennial ScotHot trade event is returning to the SEC Glasgow on 26 and 27 February, giving retailers the chance to explore a variety of opportunities.

ScotHot25 set to inspire retailers

Convenience retailers can stay ahead of the competition by making sure they visit ScotHot25, which is taking place at the SEC Glasgow on 26 and 27 February, say the event’s organisers.
Store front of Nisa Cargunnock Village Store with flags flying for Co-op and Nisa's Making a Difference Locally charity.

Nisa village store reopens three years after fire

A community-owned store in Gargunnock has reopened its doors three years after a devastating fire thanks to contributions from local residents.
The Scottish Wholesale Association conference at Ardoe House Hotel & Spa will provide a chance to network.

SWA conference gets a refresh

The Scottish Wholesale Association is gearing up for its new-format annual conference, which will take place in Aberdeen on 5 June.
Girish Jeeva already runs a successful Snappy Shopper delivery service from his Premier store in Barmulloch, Glasgow.

24-hour delivery service arrives in Scotland

Innovative retailer Girish Jeeva is introducing the first 24-hour delivery service from a convenience store in Scotland.
A Nisa graphic featuring Jay and Saj Javid standing outside Nisa Local Wee Mill Rutherglen in a bubble, with the Making a Difference Locally logo in the bottom right corner and the Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity logo in the right hand corner.

Nisa retailer Jay Javed marks over £20k donated to local Glasgow charities

Local retain chain PGNJ Group has marked a charity donation milestone of £20,000 by pledging further donations to Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity.
Retailers will be taking to the stage to discuss their real-life experiences of store theft, abuse and violence by shoppers at the SGF Crime Seminar.

Seminar highlights rising crime

Convenience retailers can learn about the best ways to tackle soaring thefts and in-store attacks at the Scottish Grocers’ Federation Crime Seminar next month.
The interior of the newly built Morrisons Daily retail unit at Balfron, in Stirlingshire.

New Morrisons Daily opens in Scotland

Supermarket chain Morrisons and forecourts operator Highland Fuels have teamed up to open their third convenience store in Scotland.
The Product of the Year 2025 winners have been collected together for a group shot of the products.

Product of the Year 2025 winners revealed

The Product of the Year 2025 winners have been revealed as the product innovation awards firm hands out 39 prizes for this year.
Hollywood actor Harrison Ford stands against a Highlands landscape during sunset in highland attire holding a bottle of Glenmorangie in one hand and a glass with the whisky inside it in the other.

Harrison Ford takes star role in Glenmorangie campaign

Hollywood action movie star Harrison Ford has journeyed into the Highlands as part of a new global campaign for Glenmorangie whisky.

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Sustainability

Bryce Cunningham, founder of Mossgiel Farm, stands in a field with cows behind him with a pack shot of a Mossgiel Dairy Farm Chocolate Milk bottle.

Mossgiel Farm launches zero-waste Chocolate Milk

Scottish dairy farm Mossgiel Farm has launched a new all-natural chocolate milk variant with its Mossgiel Brown Cow Milk, using a unique waste-free method.
The front cover of the Suntory DRS: What's In Store for the UK? report with an image of a reverse vending machine next to it.

Suntory rolls out DRS advice for retailers

SFD's new handbook offers some key insights into the journey towards net zero.

A handy guide to eco advice

Hamlyns products now come in eco-friendly paper bags – meeting consumer sustainability desires.

Hamlyns lays out its green credentials

Telmont invests in planet saving bottles

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