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Joanna Waddell

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.
Natalie Lightfoot

Coolness as a virtue

In Baillieston, east Glasgow, the selling power of frosty temperatures is well understood by retailer Natalie Lightfoot

SG interview: Richard Walker, Iceland

Iceland boss takes aim at plastic waste

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
Mackies at Taypack crisps are made at a fourth-generation farm in Perthshire.

Meet the Maker: Mackies at Taypack

Melissa Hack, national account manager, talks crisps, provenance and the joys of pickled onion
Ross Macpherson and Mandi Duncan

Awards profile: Health Promoting Retailer of the Year

Doonfoot Day-Today has an incredibly active social media presence with a huge reach. One post from the store has even gone viral and received five and a half million views.

Collaborate and we’ll innovate

Food manufacturers and others need to work together to find solutions for a new era’s challenges says Colette Backwell, director of the Scottish Food...
Damian Guha, Mars Petcare UK,

New chief moves in at Mars Petcare

DAMIAN Guha has returned to Mars as managing director for Mars Petcare UK. He had a three-year break at Marks & Spencer, where...

New directions

Kilwinning retailer Sandeep Dhaliwal has been running the family business for three years.  His fresh ideas and a major refurbishment have yielded great results. We...

Someone to rely on

SCOTTISH Grocer’s Employee of the Year 2016, Katherine MacDonald, didn’t expect to ever win such an award. Even on the night of the presentation, when...
1st Stop 2 Shop

New generation profile: Umar Sher, 1st Stop 2 Shop

We ask some of Scotland’s young c-store retailers about their businesses and the key issues of the day.

Award profile – spirits retailer of the year

Winner: Great Glen Trading Centre, Fort Augustus Award: Spirits retailer of the year Sponsored by: Whyte & Mackay

Joining the Club

Retailer Iqbal Sadiq discusses the impact of the revamped Kensitas Club at St George’s Post Office and Spar Maryhill
Scott Graham, McLeish, Inverurie

Awards profile – Chilled retailer of the year 2016

Winner McLeish, Inverurie Chilled Retailer of the Year 2016 Sponsored by: Kerryfresh, Scotty Brand and McIntosh of Strathmore Winner details Size: 1500 sq ft - Symbol: KeyStore Staff:...

Awards profile – Best New Store Award

Winner: Bourtreehill Supermarket, Irvine Ayrshire Sponsored by: Barr Soft Drinks
woman putting bottle in jacket

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.