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.
Awards profile – Collectables Retailer of the Year 2015
Fleming Gifts, Whitecrook, Clydebank
Collectables Retailer of the Year – sponsored by Topps
Interview with Gulzar ‘Iky’ Ahmed, owner.
Winner details:
Size: 450 sq ft Staff: 3 Period...
Always look for positives
SG INTERVIEW
GLASGOW- based wholesaler JW Filshill triumphed in the Scottish Wholesale Achievers awards programme in February, winning every category that it entered and taking...
Drink to success – Day-Today Wallyford
Awards profile - Best Soft Drinks Outlet of the Year
‘COMMUNITY’ is a word you will hear often if you spend any time with Mohammed...
Focus on the future
Interview with Saleem Sadiq, owner of Spar, Paisley Road, Renfrew
The winner of the Retail Technology Award 2015 – sponsored by
the Retail Data Partnership
Winner details
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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...
It’s time to party!
A period of major celebration, socialising, gift giving and indulgence, the festive season is brimming with potential for the canny retailer. But how to...
Growing… and in a good way
Food scares and scandals may be big news but Dr Colette Backwell, director of the Scottish Food and Drink Federation, argues that Scotland’s food...
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
Coolness as a virtue
In Baillieston, east Glasgow, the selling power of frosty temperatures is well understood by retailer Natalie Lightfoot
SG interview: Duncan Malyon, Camelot
Betting big on new strategy for 2018 – Camelot’s retail director Duncan Malyon sets out vision.
Autumn brings a fresh chance
The middle of September signals the start of freshers week: when swathes of young people head off to university and get ready for four years of (allegedly) hard work.
Gala’s little wonder
Open since April, Tweed Road Stores in Galashiels is a new venture for forecourt retail company Adam Purves. Its refurbishment has packed a huge...
Awards Profile: Licensed Retailer of the Year
Winner: Doonfoot Day-Today, Ayr
Supported by: Pernod Ricard UK
Awards profile – Forecourt Retailer of the Year
Winner: Spar Euro Garages, Lomondgate
Supported by:Â Costa Express
SGF wants Govt support for Police Scotland as shoplifting hits record high
The Scottish Grocers’ Federation is calling for long-term support for Police Scotland to tackle retail crime after the latest Scottish Government figures show a deluge of shop theft devastating local businesses and risking the safety of retail workers.  Â
