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...
Kingsmill says ditch the desk
RETAILERS near picnic sites who provide a food-to-go service could see more sales if giant bread brand Kingsmill has its way.
As part of its...
Awards profile – Community Retailer of the Year
Winner: McColl’s Cambuslang
Supported by:Â Camelot
‘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...
SG opinion: Will obesity plans affect business?
FDF’s David Thomson offers his assessment.
Tailoring a service for convenience
There is no shortage of delivery options for retailers at the moment, with tech firms and entrepreneurs responding to the surge in demand for home delivery last year
Awards Profile – Employee of the Year 2021
Scottish Grocer caught up with Tanya Wilson, store manager at Spar Eastriggs and winner of Employee of the Year at the 2021 Scottish Grocer Awards.
Spirits move bears fruit for Kopparberg
Neil Robinson offers his views on how the Swedish cider brand has fared since expanding into spirits
A fresh approach
The Day-Today Elite fascia is evolving, putting fresh food first with a new concept for the convenience sector. The first to launch is Day-Today...
Driving growth through value
Kensitas Club success breeds confidence says McCaffery
Meet the Maker: Mackies at Taypack
Melissa Hack, national account manager, talks crisps, provenance and the joys of pickled onion
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.
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...
SG Profile: Broadway Premier
In the face of declining footfall, the award-winning Broadway Premier convenience store in Oxgangs has undergone a tactical mini-makeover.
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...
Pain but no gain from plain packs
Westminster surprised many when it said it would look again at plain packaging on tobacco. In Scotland the powers that be are ready to...
