Drawing on real retail experience
Skwishee managing director Raza Rehman on building a slush brand from the ground up
SG interview: Duncan Malyon, Camelot
Betting big on new strategy for 2018 – Camelot’s retail director Duncan Malyon sets out vision.
Bringing more to the community
KeyStore More is the new symbol store brand developed by JW Filshill. Though there are only a handful of stores around the country, the...
SG Interview : Steve Appolinari, Fife Creamery
While retailers continue to invest in food to go, Fife Creamery has expanded its own offer by opening a new training centre
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...
New face for chocolate giant
MARS has a new UK chocolate chief: Blas Maquivar will take up the role of president Mars Chocolate UK & Global Retail next month.
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Spirits move bears fruit for Kopparberg
Neil Robinson offers his views on how the Swedish cider brand has fared since expanding into spirits
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...
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...
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,...
Uncharted territory
In its first Convenience Conversation, Scottish Grocer invited a select group of retailers and representatives from the UK’s leading tobacco and tobacco accessories firms...
The tobacco of tomorrow
In the second Convenience Conversation of 2019, Scottish Grocer invited a group of retailers and brand representatives to Glasgow to discuss the opportunities and challenges posed by the tobacco category. How can stores stay on top of a constantly evolving market?
SG interview: Boyd Tunnock, Tunnock’s
Expanding teacakes – it’s all go at Tunnock’s
Local pride
Winner:
Gerry Haughey, Spar, Main Street, Thornliebank
Store Manager of the Year 2015
– sponsored by Tennent’s
Interview with Gerry Haughey.
Winner details
Size: 3,000 sq ft
Symbol: Spar
Staff: 11
Hours: 6am...
New directions
Bedford-born retailer Natalie Lightfoot converted her Glasgow store to a Londis earlier this year. It has been one of the most exciting and challenging...
Relationship retailing
Awards profile
Post Office Retailer of the Year 2015 – sponsored by Post Office
Clydebank Post Office, Clyde Shopping Centre, Clydebank
Interview with Sham Marwaha, owner
Winner detail:
Size:...
