Meet the Maker: Hovis
Tom Pook, national account manager for wholesale & impulse accounts at Hovis, talks driving bakery sales in convenience retail.
Best Laide plans
A village shop, Post Office and petrol forecourt, Laide Post Office can boast a lot. Andy and Debbie Townsend moved to the area, in...
Meet the Maker: Mackies at Taypack
Melissa Hack, national account manager, talks crisps, provenance and the joys of pickled onion
Awards profile – Champion of beer 2013
Our winner: life and times
Terry Feeney, owner, Nisa Extra, 57 Clippens Road, Linwood, Renfrewshire
Scottish Grocer Champion of Beer 2013 – in association with Molson...
A lot of bottle
Awards profile – beer retailer of the year
Winner:  Best-one @ Brownlie’s, Biggar
Beer Retailer of the Year 2016 - sponsored by Tennent’s
Interview with Bruce and Donna Morgan,...
Doing a fair trade
Winner: Spar, Logans Road, Motherwell
Collectables Retailer of the Year Award 2014 – in association with Topps.
Interview with Kashain Arshad, manager, above left, and Asif...
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...
Harris Aslam, Nisa
As company director of Eros Retail, Harris Aslam runs four Nisa stores (in Leven, Kirkcaldy, Alloway and Markinch) and hopes to have six before...
Awards profile – Bakery Retailer of the Year (Independent Store) 2017
Winner: Giacopazzi’s, Kinross
Sponsored by:Â Warburtons
Awards Profile – Tobacco Retailer of the Year
At Mace, Edinburgh, retailer Mumtaz Ali was faced with turbulent trading conditions, but he’s more than managed to weather the storm and things have picked up again.
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...
SG Convenience Conversations: Taking stock in c-stores
Scottish Grocer invited a select group to Glasgow for a discussion on the latest developments in convenience and how to stay on top in a changing environment
Kingsmill says ditch the desk
RETAILERS near picnic sites who provide a food-to-go service could see more sales if giant bread brand Kingsmill has its way.
As part of its...
Awards profile – Technology & Digital Engagement Award
Winner:Â Family Shopper, Blantyre
Sponsored by: The Retail Data Partnership and Zapper
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
Staying on top of AE pensions
Compliance essential as contributions increase







































