Forecourt has plenty in the tank
IT’S a busy time at Spar Euro Garages Lomondgate, located on the main road from Glasgow to Balloch, as tourists flock to the shores...
Head to the hills
Championing fresh produce, food to go and its partnerships with local butchers and bakers the fifth store for Eros Retail, Greens of Tillicoultry has...
Dairy to differ
THE story of Day-Today, Wallyford is one of a constantly evolving store in the hands of a man who just won’t take ‘no’ for...
SG Convenience Conversations: Innovate and thrive
In its first Convenience Conversation of 2018, Scottish Grocer invited a select group of leading retailers and representatives to a discussion on innovation.
Meet the Maker: AG Barr
Vicky Lawless-Mitchell customer marketing lead at AG Barr, tells of life working at the Scottish soft drinks manufacturer.
Doing a fair trade
Winner: Spar, Logans Road, Motherwell
Collectables Retailer of the Year Award 2014 – in association with Topps.
Interview with Kashain Arshad, manager, above left, and Asif...
New directions – Sharif Touchshop Dunfermline
We ask some of Scotland’s young c-store retailers about their businesses and the key issues of the day.
We’re looking for new generation retailers and...
Low energy, high impact
Scotmid Moredun, Moredun Park Road, Edinburgh
Scottish Grocer’s Sustainable Retailer of the Year award is about retailers who take practical steps to minimise the effect...
Subs and stamps grow the family
Mo Razzaq’s store in High Blantyre was one of the first in Scotland to open under the Family Shopper fascia. The store recently underwent...
Leading the way over 10 years
Scottish Grocer looks back at the journey Asim and his business has taken, and examines where they – and Scotland’s wholesale industry – are heading next
Hitting the sweet spot
IT has been an incredible year for Mandi Duncan.
Employed as the Saturday girl at Barassie Day-Today for 17 years, Mandi got the chance to...
New directions: Harry Singh, Londis of Carstairs Junction
After finishing school aged 18, Harry Singh stepped into the back of his family’s Carstairs Junction store to pore over sales data. Now he’s...
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...
Autumn brings a fresh chance
The middle of September signals the start of freshers week: when swathes of young people head off to university and get ready for four years of (allegedly) hard work.
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...
Maddock in at Caledonian
CALEDONIAN Brewing Company has appointed Andy Maddock as its managing director.
Maddock, who begins his new role this month, takes over from Stephen Crawley who...
