Awards profile – Tobacco Accessories Retailer of the Year 2016
Brothers find accessories add to profit and customer appeal
Winner Family Shopper, Motherwell
Tobacco Accessories Retailer of the Year 2016
Sponsored by Republic Technologies UK. Interview with...
Autumn brings a fresh chance
The middle of September signals the start of freshers week: when swathes of young people head off to university and get ready for four years of (allegedly) hard work.
SG interview: Richard Walker, Iceland
Iceland boss takes aim at plastic waste
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.
SG opinion: Will obesity plans affect business?
FDF’s David Thomson offers his assessment.
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...
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.  Â
Hitting the sweet spot
IT has been an incredible year for Mandi Duncan.
Employed as the Saturday girl at Barassie Day-Today for 17 years, Mandi got the chance to...
Leading the way over 10 years
Scottish Grocer looks back at the journey Asim and his business has taken, and examines where they – and Scotland’s wholesale industry – are heading next
Awards profile – Sustainable Retailer of the Year
Our winners: Life and Times
Shahid (Mo) and Rukhsana(Roxy) Razzaq, owners, Mo’s Convenience Store, Blantyre, Lanarkshire – Scottish Grocer Sustainable Retailer of the Year 2013,...
Keeping abreast of redundancy rules
At the end of March, P&O Ferries hit the headlines attracting substantial outrage from politicians, trade unions and the public alike when it dismissed around 800 employees without notice, subsequently replacing them with agency workers.
SG interview: Duncan Malyon, Camelot
Betting big on new strategy for 2018 – Camelot’s retail director Duncan Malyon sets out vision.
The chill to succeed
INVERURIE isn’t exactly short of places to buy lunch.
The affluent Aberdeenshire community has a thriving town centre blessed with a remarkable number of independent...
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)...
Awards profile – Sustainable retailer of the year 2014
Winner:
Mitchells, Market Place, Inverurie
Sustainable Retailer of the Year - Sponsored by Resource Efficient Scotland
Interview with Keith Whyte, owner.
Store details: Size: 2,500 sq ft
Opening hours:...
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.
