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
A fresh approach
The Day-Today Elite fascia is evolving, putting fresh food first with a new concept for the convenience sector. The first to launch is Day-Today...
Subs and stamps grow the family
Mo Razzaq’s store in High Blantyre was one of the first in Scotland to open under the Family Shopper fascia. The store recently underwent...
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...
SG Profile: C-store support
Paisley retailer Rekz Afzal made waves on social media with his community fridge. Six months later the initiative is going strong
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...
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 – 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.
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...
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...
Jagtar Lalli, Premier and Day-Today
Jagtar Lalli is the owner of two convenience stores – the Premier in Kilmaurs and the Scottish Grocer award-winning Day-Today in Hamilton Street, Saltcoats.
How...
Meet the Maker: AG Barr
Vicky Lawless-Mitchell customer marketing lead at AG Barr, tells of life working at the Scottish soft drinks manufacturer.
Mitchells goes its own way
Awards profile – licensed retailer of the year
Winner:  Mitchells Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
Licensed Retailer of the Year 2016Â - sponsored by Whyte & Mackay
Interview with Keith Whyte, partner,...
Staying vigilant in the digital age
Few business threats are as complex or difficult to guard against as cyber attacks.
Awards Profile: Independent Retailer of the Year
Winner: Premier Linktown Local, Kirkcaldy
Supported by: Booker .
Retailing in the Isles
Following the publication of the ACS Rural Shop report, Scottish Grocer spoke to retailers in the Outer Hebrides to ask them what they consider...
