Awards profile – Symbol Store of the Year (single-store) 2015
Winner:
Pinkie Farm convenience store, Musselburgh
Symbol Store of the year (single-store business) – in association with Scottish Grocer magazine
Interview with Colin Smith, owner (pictured...
Who will be the 2016 confectionery champ?
CONFECTIONERY Retailer of the Year is one of the most fiercely contested Scottish Grocer Awards categories and this year’s final features three top-tier contenders.
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All set for the party
IT’S very nearly time for the biggest night of the year for the Scottish convenience retailing industry – the Scottish Grocer Awards 2017.
After months...
Cash in on occasions
FOLLOWING the demise of T in the Park, Scotland has been left without a major three day music festival for retailers to capitalise on.
Gearing up for Awards
Preparations are well under way for the Scottish Grocer Awards 2023.
Saleem’s our star
RETAILER Saleem Sadiq was named winner of the Scottish Grocer Industry Achievement Award, presented in association with Glen’s Vodka, at the end of a...
Who will be the convenience retailing champs?
We’re busy getting organised for the biggest night on the Scottish convenience retailing industry’s social calendar – the Scottish Grocer Awards 2016.
Thursday’s big event...
Awards Profile: Chilled Retailer of the Year
Dan Brown has been around retail “for as long as he can remember”
Eyes on Cornwall
CORNWALL-based Sharps Brewery has invested £1m in a major nationwide advertising campaign for its flagship beer Doom Bar.
Award profile – Bread and Bakery of the Year Award 2014
Winner: Spar, Hillfoot Road, Ayr
Bread and Bakery of the Year Award 2014 – in association with Kingsmill.
Interview with Kevin Rarity, store manager, above left,...
Awards profile – Collectables Retailer of the Year 2015
Fleming Gifts, Whitecrook, Clydebank
Collectables Retailer of the Year – sponsored by Topps
Interview with Gulzar ‘Iky’ Ahmed, owner.
Winner details:
Size: 450 sq ft Staff: 3 Period...
Awards Profile – Tobacco Retailer of the Year
Scottish Grocer has been catching up with Chris Cobb at KeyStore Express Cults, which was named Tobacco Retailer of the Year at our 2023 awards thanks in part to its customer-first mentality and willingness to adapt to change.
Awards profile – Champion of beer 2013
Our winner: life and times
Terry Feeney, owner, Nisa Extra, 57 Clippens Road, Linwood, Renfrewshire
Scottish Grocer Champion of Beer 2013 – in association with Molson...
Whytes of New Pitsligo sits at the heart
Scottish Grocer Awards Community Retailer of the Year winner Julie-Ann Whyte has talked about her own story on opening her store Whytes of New Pitsligo.
Apple of the judges’ eyes – Spar Tulllibody leads by example
IT was a remarkable performance by any measure.
In August last year the newly-built Spar store in the central Scotland town of Tullibody opened its...
Awards profile: Health Promoting Retailer of the Year
Doonfoot Day-Today has an incredibly active social media presence with a huge reach. One post from the store has even gone viral and received five and a half million views.