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Aldi says it is set to continue its expansion in Scotland with plans to invest £40million in the next two years.

Aldi plans £40m expansion in Scotland

Spar is running an online gaming campaign that could see consumers win £10,000 cash.

Spar shoppers can win a Frozen Fortune

Warburtons Gluten Free White Rolls are a must-stock for smaller stores, says the brand.

Quality counts in gluten-free category

Republic Technologies has introduced some innovative products to the market.

Variety is spice of life for RYO

Nescafé Gold Blend has made its way to the Dolce Gusto pods range of coffees.

Nescafé builds up pod offering

The new Coca-Cola Lime is available in a number of formats for both Original Taste and Zero Sugar variants.

Coca-Cola introduces new lime flavour

Mumtaz Ali and his wife took to the Scottish Grocer Awards 2024 stage to receive the Tobacco Retailer of the Year accolade.

Awards Profile – Tobacco Retailer of the Year

March 2025

Flavours such as caramel and chocolate have been drivers of RTD chilled coffee, says Arla, the company behind the Starbucks products.

Starbucks RTDs says flavours fuel coffee demand

Discounter Lidl has made forecasts across a variety of food and drink categories for this year.

Experts predict future consumer trends

Scottish c-store owners were among the winners at the first Allwyn Local Retail Champions Awards.

Convenience, consumers and communities win cash

Clare Redfern and John Upton run the Poolewe Village Store and say the PGMA is vital to their business.

Retailers buy into PGMA plus points

Talysis says its new VOX system can provide insights when users simply ask a question of it – similar to Alexa or Siri.

Convenience in brief | Talysis, AI, Avens

The new Belorante range of Italian wines from Treasury Wine Estates.

Market news | Belorante, Biona, Juice Burst

Scoffable co-founder Daniel Jones says the partnership with Scotmid is exciting.

Scotmid teams up with Scoffable

The Scottish Wholesale Association is among the organisations to give evidence to the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry.

Convenience in brief | SWA, BRC, Baxters

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