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
Virus rocks retail
THE UK is enduring the biggest change to daily life since the Second World War, and Scotland’s retailers are on the front lines.
Armstrong to host SG Awards 2019
The biggest night of the year for the Scottish convenience retailing industry, the Scottish Grocer Awards, is just a few weeks away and there are plenty of reasons to get excited for this year’s event
2017 in review
Improvements on business rates but questions still linger over DRS, promotions, pricing and a whole lot more
Prizes on offer with Bestway
BESTWAY has relaunched its retail development programme, offering retailers the chance to win a share of a £50,000 prize fund.
Labour plans £8 NMW rate
ORGANISATIONS representing convenience store operators across the UK have slammed the Labour Party’s intention to increase the rate of the national minimum wage, in...
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...
Unitas Wholesale has arrived
Unitas Wholesale is here, following the successful completion of a merger between Today’s Group and Landmark Wholesale
MUP to Euro court
THE Scottish Government’s attempt to introduce minimum unit pricing of alcohol (MUP), with a 50p per unit threshold rate, has been further delayed...
Above inflation wage increase
THE minimum wage is set to increase by 6.2% in April, a hike well above inflation – which currently sits at 1.4%.
Get ready for the biggest event in Scottish retailing
The search is on. Scottish Grocer is calling on the nation’s retailers to shout about the fantastic work they do on a daily basis .
Which way Scotland?
Scotland’s referendum on independence is only a few months away. Today we begin our look at points of the Scottish Government’s White Paper of...
SGF talks tax at No 10
Minister says give us your online competition ideas
ONLINE grocery shopping and its effect on convenience retailing headed the agenda when the Scottish Grocers Federation...
UK DRS plans revealed
DEFRA unveils plans for potential UK-wide scheme
WITH Scotland’s deposit return scheme still under consultation, the UK Government has published its own DRS plans.
The UK...
Tariffs could be disastrous
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned of Brexit disaster with the UK still without an EU trade deal as Scottish Grocer went to press
UWG snaps up depot from Blakemore
Scottish wholesaler acquires site in north of England