Barry Hanif, independent store, Day-Today and Nisa
Barry Hanif has been a full-time retailer for three years and is the owner of three stores: an independent in Falkirk; a Day-Today in...
Shakeel Arshad, Spar
Shakeel Arshad owns two Spar stores, the 1800 sq ft Spar store and Post Office in Bishopmill, Elgin, and the 1000 sq ft Spar...
Awards profile – The dairy award (milk) 2015
Winner: Spar Dalrymple
The Dairy Award (Milk) - Sponsored by Müller Wiseman Dairies
Interview with Angela Pattie, manager (right).
Store details
Size: 2,800 sq ft
Opening hours:
7am – 10pm...
Chilled – a hot topic
In its second Convenience Conversation, Scottish Grocer invited a select group of leading retailers and representatives from food, drink, wholesale and refrigeration firms to...
Jagtar Lalli, Premier and Day-Today
Jagtar Lalli is the owner of two convenience stores – the Premier in Kilmaurs and the Scottish Grocer award-winning Day-Today in Hamilton Street, Saltcoats.
How...
SG interview: Elaine Bone, Border Biscuits
With 31 years and counting, there are few who know Border Biscuits like Elaine Bone. From school leaver to production manager, Elaine tracks the journey of a brand success story
Tailoring a service for convenience
There is no shortage of delivery options for retailers at the moment, with tech firms and entrepreneurs responding to the surge in demand for home delivery last year
Award profile – spirits retailer of the year
Winner: Great Glen Trading Centre, Fort Augustus
Award: Spirits retailer of the year
Sponsored by: Whyte & Mackay
Awards profile – Bakery Retailer of the Year (Independent Store) 2017
Winner: Giacopazzi’s, Kinross
Sponsored by:Â Warburtons
Coolness as a virtue
In Baillieston, east Glasgow, the selling power of frosty temperatures is well understood by retailer Natalie Lightfoot
Awards Profile – Innovation in Impulse
OPENING a new store at any time can be a challenge but this must go doubly so during a pandemic. It was no small feat then, when Barry Oujla, owner of Barry’s Convenience Stores, and his son Steven, opened a new store in 2020.
Play staff discipline issues by the book
NO-ONE likes having to discipline a member of staff, but disciplinary and dismissal issues are some of the most frequent enquiries we receive at...
Banking on category data
SCOTTISH food and drink brands are performing well, but they could be doing even better according to Amanda Brown, project director at The Knowledge Bank.
Awards profile – Community Retailer of the Year
Winner: McColl’s Cambuslang
Supported by:Â Camelot
Innovation for Rollover in convenience food to go
Tony Owen, sales and marketing director at Rollover, explained how the firm has shaken up its food to go offering to meet the demands of today’s forecourt consumers.
Spirits move bears fruit for Kopparberg
Neil Robinson offers his views on how the Swedish cider brand has fared since expanding into spirits
