Sweet dreams – awards profile

Our winners: Life and times Linda and Dennis Williams, owners, Broadway Convenience Store, Oxgangs, Edinburgh – Scottish Grocer Tobacco Retailer of the Year 2013 –...

SGF: “Prepare for the worst”

C-STORE owners who have faced the challenge of a supermarket or discounter moving into their area told other retailers what to look out for...
Rachel Hartwell

Growing frozen

INDEPENDENT wholesaler Bestway has appointed a new category manager for its frozen business. Rachel Hartwell joins from the Musgrave group. She is now responsible...

SG interview: Keith Whyte, Mitchells

Mitchells The Dairy Shop and Tearoom shut last month after serving the community for nine decades. Before closing, we spoke to co-owner Keith Whyte.

A worrying ‘wish list’

By Audrey Ferrie LAST month, Alcohol Focus Scotland, in collaboration with the BMA Scotland and two alcohol related charities  published their report ‘Changing Scotland’s relationship...
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Innovation for Rollover in convenience food to go

Tony Owen, sales and marketing director at Rollover, explained how the firm has shaken up its food to go offering to meet the demands of today’s forecourt consumers.

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...

Awards profile – The Dairy Award (Independent Store) 2016

Winner: Spar, Renfrew The Dairy Award (Independent Store) Sponsored by: Müller
Andy Maddock

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...

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....

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...

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:...

‘Move with times or get left behind’

Knightswood Newsagent  in Glasgow is ready to face the future following a refit so complete it has left regular customers wondering if they have...
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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...

Asif Ashraf, Smartways and MHouse Solutions

Asif Ashraf founded the symbol store chain Smartways in 2013. It has since grown to include 11 stores. He also owns and runs EPoS...
John and Imran

Awards profile – Forecourt Retailer of the Year

Winner: Spar Euro Garages, Lomondgate Supported by: Costa Express