New to the village
Spar Woodilee is the first convenience store to open its doors in the development of Woodilee Village in Lenzie. For owner Zahid Farooq, it...
The chill to succeed
INVERURIE isn’t exactly short of places to buy lunch.
The affluent Aberdeenshire community has a thriving town centre blessed with a remarkable number of independent...
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.
Awards profile – Tobacco Accessories Retailer of the Year 2016
Brothers find accessories add to profit and customer appeal
Winner Family Shopper, Motherwell
Tobacco Accessories Retailer of the Year 2016
Sponsored by Republic Technologies UK. Interview with...
Awards Profile: Post Office Retailer of the Year
Winner: Best-one @ Brownlies, Biggar
Supported by: Post Office .
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 interview: Daniel Johnson MSP ‘Time to act on retail crime’
Assaults “unacceptable” says MSP.
Staff need support through bills crisis
Harriet Gray, Employment Associate in the People, Reward and Mobility team at Dentons UK and Middle East LLP, discusses employee wellbeing and productivity.
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...
Keeping abreast of immigration rules
From 6 April, new changes to UK right to work checks announced by the Home Office will come into force, but what does it mean for employers?
Fire and rehire is risky business
Controversial practice should be a tactic of last resort
Heart of the village
Established in September last year, Booth’s General Store in Carmunnock is a business with one foot in the past that may point the way...
Award profile – Employee of the Year 2014
Winner : Marc McCabe
Manager, Nisa Extra, Perth Road, Dundee.
Employee of the Year Award winner 2014 – in association with British American Tobacco UK.
Winner details
Age:...
Ten years in the making
Setting up shop in a former pub in Bellshill, Daniall Nadeem reckons his new store is well equipped to be a hit with the community
Awards Profile: Independent Retailer of the Year
Winner: Premier Linktown Local, Kirkcaldy
Supported by: Booker .
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...




































