New to the village

Spar Woodilee is the first convenience store to open its doors in the development of Woodilee Village in Lenzie. For owner Zahid Farooq, it...
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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...
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Plastic strategy will affect retail

LATE last year CMS teamed up with the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) to host an event in Edinburgh, looking at the affect of plastic waste regulations on the nation’s food and drink sector.

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...
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Awards Profile: Post Office Retailer of the Year

Winner: Best-one @ Brownlies, Biggar Supported by: Post Office .
Wendy Morrell, second right, and her husband Malcolm, second left, receive the 2013 Merchandising Award, run in association with P&G, at the 2013 Scottish Grocer Awards presentation event.

Awards profile – Merchandising award 2013

Our winner: life and times Wendy Morrell – Scottish Grocer Merchandising Award winner 2013 – in association with P&G Store details: Symbol: Best-one Size: 800 sq ft Opening...
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SG interview: Daniel Johnson MSP ‘Time to act on retail crime’

Assaults “unacceptable” says MSP.
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Staff need support through bills crisis

Harriet Gray, Employment Associate in the People, Reward and Mobility team at Dentons UK and Middle East LLP, discusses employee wellbeing and productivity.
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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...
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Keeping abreast of immigration rules

From 6 April, new changes to UK right to work checks announced by the Home Office will come into force, but what does it mean for employers?
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Fire and rehire is risky business

Controversial practice should be a tactic of last resort

Heart of the village

Established in September last year, Booth’s General Store in Carmunnock is a business with one foot in the past that may point the way...
Andrew Helm, key account manager for British American Tobacco, left, and sports TV personality Georgie Thompson, right, present the Scottish Grocer 2014 Employee of the Year Award to Marc McCabe.

Award profile – Employee of the Year 2014

Winner : Marc McCabe Manager, Nisa Extra, Perth Road, Dundee. Employee of the Year Award winner 2014 – in association with British American Tobacco UK. Winner details Age:...

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
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Awards Profile: Independent Retailer of the Year

Winner: Premier Linktown Local, Kirkcaldy Supported by: Booker .

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...