Andy Maddock

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...

Asif Ashraf, Smartways and MHouse Solutions

Asif Ashraf founded the symbol store chain Smartways in 2013. It has since grown to include 11 stores. He also owns and runs EPoS...

Awards profile: Dairy Award

Winner: Day-Today Bourtreehill Supermarket, Irvine Supported by: Lancashire Farm Dairies
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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
Uzair Ali

New directions

We ask some of Scotland’s young c-store retailers about their businesses and the key issues of the day. Since taking on his father-in-law’s store last...
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A social benefit

SCOTLAND’S convenience stores are becoming more and more defined by the term ‘community’. They’re service hubs as well as shops, some include post offices,...

Leading the way in quaff sales – Maxwell’s Clarkston

THE doors may only have opened in August of last year, but Maxwell’s Clarkston has already established itself as a veritable Aladdin’s cave of...
Debbie Nicholson, manager. Spar Boswell Park, Ayr.

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...

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...
Pricecracker Dundee

Rolling with regulations

Awards profile - Tobacco Retailer of the Year Award. Interview with Akhtar Muhammed.

Now is the time to work together

There has been no shortage of official analysis of the horsemeat incidents that took place in Europe earlier this year. A variety of reports...
Stirling University

Saving town centres – it’s not all about retail

Out-of-town shopping centres have played a part in the sorry state of many Scottish town centres. But so has out-of-town everything else. Town centres...
Dominic Watkins, head of the food group at business law firm DWF.

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...

Sweet dreams – awards profile

Our winners: Life and times Linda and Dennis Williams, owners, Broadway Convenience Store, Oxgangs, Edinburgh – Scottish Grocer Tobacco Retailer of the Year 2013 –...

SG profile: The Corner Shop, Crossgates

This Fife-based retailer has been on a remarkable journey, opening two stores since 2015.

Driving growth through value

Kensitas Club success breeds confidence says McCaffery