Shoplifting, violent crime and ATM ram raids are all issues facing c-stores

ACS Crime Report reveals huge cost of criminality

Crime report makes for grim reading
Derek Mackay put tax powers to use in the draft Scottish Budget.

Rates tweak is a welcome one

Mackay includes poundage shift in draft budget

Shifting habits in Scottish alcohol markets

Summertime events boosted up sales despite a change in drinking attitude with consumers ALCOHOL is the biggest sector within food and drink and, as such,...

ScotGov sets licence renewal at £50

£50 PLH fee confirmed SCOTTISH retailers will need to pay £50 to renew their personal licence, the Scottish Government has confirmed. Previously, there had been a...
Premium beers and ciders, such as Moretti and Old Mout, will be popular throughout the festive season, says Heineken UK.

Heineken plugs premium beers and ciders

Premium beers and ciders, such as Moretti and Old Mout, will be popular throughout the festive season with shoppers looking to treat themselves, says Heineken UK.
A group of people play Tug of War in Hampden stadium with a man in the middle of the group wearing a referee outfit and holding a Scotch pie with a small wall of Scotch pies in between the two groups.

Final call to enter the World Championship Scotch Pie Awards

Avid bakers and butchers have been urged to get their submissions in for the annual World Championship Scotch Pie Awards before the 3 March deadline.
Jack Cummins

Dates danger on PLH rules

Early-granted personal licence holders have less than a year to complete refresher training PERSONAL licence holders in Scotland who gained their licence in the...
Karen Gillan stands in front of a portrait as part of an art design for Compass Box whisky.

Avengers star Karen Gillan fronts Compass Box whisky

Star of Marvel's Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy Karen Gillan has returned to her Scottish roots as the new face of Compass Box's Hedonism whisky.

Cruz in Spain for Cruzcampo

Heineken UK has kicked off a new campaign for its Cruzcampo lager brand with a focus on its Spanish heritage and Sevillian outlook on life.
PayPoint has launched a new service to help FMCG brands and c-store retailers.

PayPoint’s retailer loans move

PayPoint has linked up with Funding Circle to allow the UK’s largest small business lending platform to provide funding access to the payment services provider’s network of 28,000 UK retail partners.

Scotmid reveals new CEO

Scotmid has announced that Karen Scott will take over as chief executive at the firm making her the society's first ever female CEO.
Head shot of Jessica Lilley, senior marketing manager at Air-serv.

Retail Game Changers: Air-serv

Scottish Grocer shines a spotlight on the Retail Game Changers and highlights those women making a real difference to the convenience channel.
Pack shots of Easter products including Cadbury Mini Eggs 1kg, Maltesers Bunny, Maltesers Bunny Popcorn flavour, Cadbury Creme Egg and Cadbury White Creme Egg.

Top Easter chocolate in the UK for 2025

Data insights firm Talysis has highlighted the top 10 Easter products in convenience stores over the season and how this impacted retailer sales.

BrewDog launch flies into convenience

BrewDog is out to grow the craft beer section across the convenience channel with the launch of its Wingman Session IPA to impulse.
Jodie Burrage poses holding a tennis rackets against a tennis court background with a blue colour breaking into this with a torn paper effect for a Del Monte branded competition, the text. reads "From Court to Snack The Perfect Match Get a Chance to Win Your Dream Tennis Tickets Plus, Find out how to get cashback on this product" with the LTA logo, a QR code for the competition and the Del Monte logo along with an array of Del Monte fresh fruit packs as well as fresh fruit sitting around these packs.

Del Monte serves up new tennis LTA competition

Fresh fruit brand Del Monte has served up the next level of its partnership with the Lawn Tennis Association with its new on-pack consumer competition.
A bottle of Isle of Raasay whisky stands on top of a barrel in a warehouse with barrels in the background.

Isle of Raasay named World’s Best Scotch Whisky at Global Spirit Awards

Hebridean distiller Isle of Raasay has picked up the World's Best Scotch Whisky award at the Las Vegas Global Spirits Awards for its Cask Strength dram.