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SG interview: Elaine Bone, Border Biscuits

With 31 years and counting, there are few who know Border Biscuits like Elaine Bone. From school leaver to production manager, Elaine tracks the journey of a brand success story
Jagtar Lalli

Jagtar Lalli, Premier and Day-Today

Jagtar Lalli is the owner of two convenience stores – the Premier in Kilmaurs and the Scottish Grocer award-winning Day-Today in Hamilton Street, Saltcoats. How...
Debbie Nicholson, manager. Spar Boswell Park, Ayr.

Awards profile – dairy award (managed) 2016

Winner: Spar Boswell Park, Ayr The Dairy Award (for managed stores) 2016 – sponsored by Müller Milk & Ingredients Interview with Debbie Nicholson, manager. Winner details Size: 1,000...

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...

SG interview: Duncan Malyon, Camelot

Betting big on new strategy for 2018 – Camelot’s retail director Duncan Malyon sets out vision.
Harris Aslam runs four Nisa stores

Harris Aslam, Nisa

As company director of Eros Retail, Harris Aslam runs four Nisa stores (in Leven, Kirkcaldy, Alloway and Markinch) and hopes to have six before...

Awards profile – The Dairy Award (Independent Store) 2016

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

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...

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 –...
Raza Rehmen

Drawing on real retail experience

Skwishee managing director Raza Rehman on building a slush brand from the ground up

Awards profile: Dairy Award

Winner: Day-Today Bourtreehill Supermarket, Irvine Supported by: Lancashire Farm Dairies

Awards profile – Community Retailer of the Year

Winner: McColl’s Cambuslang Supported by: Camelot
barbara-henderson

No stopping food to go

Barbara Henderson has seen the Scottish food to go market transform. Now, she reckons change is coming to c-stores .

‘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...
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...
Uig Community Shop

Retailing in the Isles

Following the publication of the ACS Rural Shop report, Scottish Grocer spoke to retailers in the Outer Hebrides to ask them what they consider...