Safe and sound
Winner:Â Day-Today, Maryhill Rd, Glasgow
Responsible Retailer of the Year 2016Â sponsored by Imperial Tobacco UK
Interview with Mani Dhesi, owner.
Winner details
Store size: 1200 sq ft
Symbol: Day-Today
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PayPoint makes EPOS pitch
THE C-STORE industry could be set for major in-store technology competition after payment services giant PayPoint launched its new PayPoint One platform, offering EPOS,...
Solid returns says Scotmid
But Brexit, cost increases and uncertainty mean challenges ahead reckons co-op chief
EDINBURGH-based co-op Scotmid described its performance in the first half of the year...
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...
Going on the retail road
New president plans a Scottish sweep to meet retailer members in local stores
REPRESENTATIVE organisation the Scottish Grocers Federation now defends the interests of and...
Don’t be late … enter now
It really is time to get them in. You could be a winner in March on the biggest night in the industry calendar when...
Court gives minimum pricing go-ahead
PLANS to implement Minimum Unit Pricing for alcohol in Scotland have been given the green light by the Scottish courts.
The Court of Session in...
“Historic” c-store group established
HOLYROOD has given its backing to a proposal from the Scottish Grocers’ Federation and MSP Gordon MacDonald to establish the first-ever Scottish Parliament Cross...
Quite continental
With a food-to-go operation that features a pizza oven all the way from Italy, the latest venture from Giacopazzi’s aims to bring a taste...
Impulse up tobacco down at Filshill
GROWTH of its KeyStore convenience store brand, tight cost controls across the business and a good performance by its international division saw independent Glasgow-based...
Jobs fall as wages rise
ACS report says 17,000 fewer are employed in c-stores
HE number of people employed by the convenience retailing trade in the UK has fallen by...
Barr jobs could go
SOFT Drinks firm AG Barr is consulting employees and could shed 90 jobs by the end of next January as a result of a...
Tobacco firm launches consumer pack info
AS plain packs which comply with rules governing cigarette and tobacco products in the UK after 20 May next year begin to appear in...
First class package
Winner: Â Whitburn Post Office and Costcutter
Post Office Retailer of the Year - sponsored by The Post Office
Interview with Teresa Hill, owner.
Winner details
Store trading area: 1,700...
New directions
Bedford-born retailer Natalie Lightfoot converted her Glasgow store to a Londis earlier this year. It has been one of the most exciting and challenging...
Mitchells goes its own way
Awards profile – licensed retailer of the year
Winner:  Mitchells Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
Licensed Retailer of the Year 2016Â - sponsored by Whyte & Mackay
Interview with Keith Whyte, partner,...
