Whole new world
It’s a new year and for many retailers their resolution for 2017 will be to open a new shop or revitalise an existing one....
Shakeel Arshad, Spar
Shakeel Arshad owns two Spar stores, the 1800 sq ft Spar store and Post Office in Bishopmill, Elgin, and the 1000 sq ft Spar...
Getting the right deal for your store
Dentons partner Stuart Fitzsimmons on how detail can make the difference in financial negotiations
Awards Profile – Community Retailer of the Year
Putting customers first is second nature to the team at Day-Today Stenhousemuir – and it’s an attitude that’s won them international plaudits.
Fire and rehire is risky business
Controversial practice should be a tactic of last resort
At home in the heart of the city – Oaka Supercity
Update: Oaka Supercity was awarded the Innovation Award at the Scottish Grocer Awards 2019. Click here to view their profile video »
With a name...
Awards profile – Forecourt Retailer of the Year
Winner: Spar Euro Garages, Lomondgate
Supported by: Costa Express
Joining the Club
Retailer Iqbal Sadiq discusses the impact of the revamped Kensitas Club at St George’s Post Office and Spar Maryhill
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...
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...
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
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: Harry Singh, Londis of Carstairs Junction
After finishing school aged 18, Harry Singh stepped into the back of his family’s Carstairs Junction store to pore over sales data. Now he’s...
Industry vital to food safety
Whatever happens in September’s independence referendum Scotland will have a new body tasked with ensuring the safety of the country’s food.
THE Food (Scotland)...
The daily excellence – Bread and Milk Retailer of the Year
CONSUMERS visiting the Best-one store and Post Office in the Dunbartonshire village of Cardross don’t all realise they’re popping in to an award-winning shop.
It’s...
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...
