Awards profile: Bakery Retailer of the Year (Managed)
Winner: Scotmid Clarkston, Glasgow
Supported by: Warburtons
Awards Profile: Licensed Retailer of the Year
Winner: Doonfoot Day-Today, Ayr
Supported by: Pernod Ricard UK
Awards profile – Technology & Digital Engagement Award
Winner:Â Family Shopper, Blantyre
Sponsored by: The Retail Data Partnership and Zapper
Seal of approval warrants concern
Alison Bryce, intellectual property and technology expert at Dentons UK discusses what implications the Queen’s death can have business.
Getting the right deal for your store
Dentons partner Stuart Fitzsimmons on how detail can make the difference in financial negotiations
‘Move with times or get left behind’
Knightswood Newsagent in Glasgow is ready to face the future following a refit so complete it has left regular customers wondering if they have...
Omar Nasir, Spar and Day-Today
Omar Nasir has been running his family’s retail business for the last eight years. His growing portfolio includes two Spars and a Day-Today, all...
Local pride
Winner:
Gerry Haughey, Spar, Main Street, Thornliebank
Store Manager of the Year 2015
– sponsored by Tennent’s
Interview with Gerry Haughey.
Winner details
Size: 3,000 sq ft
Symbol: Spar
Staff: 11
Hours: 6am...
Industry vital to food safety
Whatever happens in September’s independence referendum Scotland will have a new body tasked with ensuring the safety of the country’s food.
THE Food (Scotland)...
Enveloped by success in Maryhill
WHEN ST Georges Post Office and Spar in Maryhill opened its doors four years ago, more than a few locals were taken aback, surprised...
Awards profile – dairy award (managed) 2016
Winner: Spar Boswell Park, Ayr
The Dairy Award (for managed stores) 2016 – sponsored by Müller Milk & Ingredients
Interview with Debbie Nicholson, manager.
Winner details
Size: 1,000...
Eddie sets out to ‘grasp the thistle’
Eddie Lynagh became president of Scottish Wholesale for the second time in June. Last month he spoke to Scottish Grocer about returning to the...
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.
SG opinion: Will obesity plans affect business?
FDF’s David Thomson offers his assessment.
Awards profile – Best New Store Award
Winner:Â Bourtreehill Supermarket, Irvine Ayrshire
Sponsored by: Barr Soft Drinks
Award profile – Social Responsibility Award 2014
Winner: Spar, Orleans Place, Dundee
Clare Narey, Manager, Spar, Social Responsibility Award, Scottish Grocer Awards, (for businesses with more than one store)
- Sponsored by Diageo
Store...
