SGF: “Prepare for the worst”
C-STORE owners who have faced the challenge of a supermarket or discounter moving into their area told other retailers what to look out for...
Driving growth through value
Kensitas Club success breeds confidence says McCaffery
Meet the Maker: Mackies at Taypack
Melissa Hack, national account manager, talks crisps, provenance and the joys of pickled onion
SG opinion: Minimising MUP’s impact on stores
Tennent’s brand owner Norman Loughery offers insight on policy
SG interview: Duncan Malyon, Camelot
Betting big on new strategy for 2018 – Camelot’s retail director Duncan Malyon sets out vision.
Fire and rehire is risky business
Controversial practice should be a tactic of last resort
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.
Food to go is here to stay
In the first Convenience Conversation of 2019, Scottish Grocer invited a group of retailers, suppliers and EPOS firms to Kirkcaldy to talk food to go and impulse. Discussion centred around how c-stores can position themselves to make the most of this valuable market .
SG Convenience Conversations: Keeping up with change
For the latest in our Convenience Conversation series, Scottish Grocer invited a select group of retailers, suppliers, wholesalers and EPOS firms to Dundee
Living the local dream
Facing a major challenge when Aldi opens nearby, Dennis and Linda Williams are examining their business, stressing its local character, boosting chilled, offering everyday...
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....
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...
Retailing in the Isles
Following the publication of the ACS Rural Shop report, Scottish Grocer spoke to retailers in the Outer Hebrides to ask them what they consider...
Keeping abreast of redundancy rules
At the end of March, P&O Ferries hit the headlines attracting substantial outrage from politicians, trade unions and the public alike when it dismissed around 800 employees without notice, subsequently replacing them with agency workers.
Awards Profile – Employee of the Year 2021
Scottish Grocer caught up with Tanya Wilson, store manager at Spar Eastriggs and winner of Employee of the Year at the 2021 Scottish Grocer Awards.
Retail and obesity
As the Scottish Government considers a ban on promotions for unhealthy foods, Leigh Sparks makes the intervention case
