Wait for the facts on sugar
THE launch of the new health non-governmental organisation Action on Sugar in January sparked a media furore around sugars which continues to dominate headlines...
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
Awards profile – Best Soft Drink Outlet of the Year
Winner: Clydebank Co-op Keystore Kilbowie
Supported by: Coca-Cola European Partners
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...
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...
Awards profile – Merchandising award 2013
Our winner: life and times
Wendy Morrell – Scottish Grocer Merchandising Award winner 2013 – in association with P&G
Store details:
Symbol: Best-one Size: 800 sq ft
Opening...
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
Awards profile – confectionery retailer of the year
WHEN Mohammed Asif opened his Spar convenience store in Forfar in May 2011, on the site of a former kitchen showroom that had been...
New face for chocolate giant
MARS has a new UK chocolate chief: Blas Maquivar will take up the role of president Mars Chocolate UK & Global Retail next month.
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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...
Plastic strategy will affect retail
LATE last year CMS teamed up with the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) to host an event in Edinburgh, looking at the affect of plastic waste regulations on the nation’s food and drink sector.
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...
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)
Winner: Giacopazzi’s, Milnathort
Supported by Warburtons
Marketing ban not a cure-all for obesity crisis
SCOTLAND has one of the highest rates of obesity in the world. As poor diet is a major contributing factor to the issue, it...
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...























