SG opinion: Will obesity plans affect business?
FDF’s David Thomson offers his assessment.
The chill to succeed
INVERURIE isn’t exactly short of places to buy lunch.
The affluent Aberdeenshire community has a thriving town centre blessed with a remarkable number of independent...
Award profile – Employee of the Year 2014
Winner : Marc McCabe
Manager, Nisa Extra, Perth Road, Dundee.
Employee of the Year Award winner 2014 – in association with British American Tobacco UK.
Winner details
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SG Profile: Spar Errol
Retailer Rana Ali has carved himself out a slice of countryside life in the village of Errol in Perthshire after seven years at his shop in Carmyle in Glasgow
Asif Ashraf, Smartways and MHouse Solutions
Asif Ashraf founded the symbol store chain Smartways in 2013. It has since grown to include 11 stores. He also owns and runs EPoS...
Whole new world
It’s a new year and for many retailers their resolution for 2017 will be to open a new shop or revitalise an existing one....
Prepared to serve
As Pernod Ricard UK launches its Christmas campaign focused on helping retailers increase sales of popular cocktail and mixer ingredients, Scottish Grocer spoke to channel director for grocery Chris Shead about the opportunity the category represents.
Relationship retailing
Awards profile
Post Office Retailer of the Year 2015 – sponsored by Post Office
Clydebank Post Office, Clyde Shopping Centre, Clydebank
Interview with Sham Marwaha, owner
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Uncharted territory
In its first Convenience Conversation, Scottish Grocer invited a select group of retailers and representatives from the UK’s leading tobacco and tobacco accessories firms...
No stopping food to go
Barbara Henderson has seen the Scottish food to go market transform. Now, she reckons change is coming to c-stores .
Sweet dreams – awards profile
Our winners: Life and times
Linda and Dennis Williams, owners, Broadway Convenience Store, Oxgangs, Edinburgh – Scottish Grocer Tobacco Retailer of the Year 2013 –...
Act on energy or shops will shut
As soaring energy costs threaten viable businesses, Scottish business owners have been sounding the alarm over electricity price hikes.
Pain but no gain from plain packs
Westminster surprised many when it said it would look again at plain packaging on tobacco. In Scotland the powers that be are ready to...
Quite continental
With a food-to-go operation that features a pizza oven all the way from Italy, the latest venture from Giacopazzi’s aims to bring a taste...
A social benefit
SCOTLAND’S convenience stores are becoming more and more defined by the term ‘community’. They’re service hubs as well as shops, some include post offices,...
Meet the Maker: AG Barr
Vicky Lawless-Mitchell customer marketing lead at AG Barr, tells of life working at the Scottish soft drinks manufacturer.
