A group of people stand outside a mock Costcutter shop at the Bestway Retail Showcase.

Bestway gears up for upcoming Retail Showcase

UK wholesaler Bestway has promised a "record-breaking" event for its upcoming Retail Showcase, set to take place in just two weeks time.
People at Fife Creamery's Kirkcaldy site are no more than a minute away from an AED unit.

Fife Creamery invests in community

Dairy firm and wholesaler Fife Creamery has introduced defibrillators at its Kirkcaldy site for the benefit of staff and visitors.
Pack shots of Maryland S'wich cookies.

Maryland cookies unveils new chocolate-chip cookie sandwich packs

Biscuit treats firm Fox's Burton's Companies has announced the roll out of the new Maryland S'wich cookies, bringing a sandwich cookie to the brand in the UK.

Monster launches a crisp new flavour

CCEP is out to prove one Bad Apple can make the barrel with its latest launch in the Monster Energy Juiced range, Bad Apple.
Staff members from Brownings the Bakers stand outside an Asda store holding Brownings products.

Brownings expands listings in Asda stores

Family-run bakers Brownings the Bakers has expanded on its listings for Scottish Asda supermarket stores with three more of its products landing across shelves.
The front entrance to Stockley's Sweets Lancashire production facility.

Stockley’s Sweets moves to new purpose-built facility

Nostalgic sweets producer Stockley's Sweets has moved to a new, purpose-built facility with them ambition to enhance its production capabilities.
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An app tailored to retail

The Scottish Grocer Awards 2018 also saw the launch of the new Scottish Grocer app.
Packs of Birra Moretti 12-packs with the 2025 festive design.

Birra Moretti unveils new Christmas packs

Premium Italian lager brand Birra Moretti has received a new festive pack design as Heineken UK rolls out a new Christmas campaign for the brand.
A group of kids are lined up outside Co-op Tarbert to mark the store's reopening.

Co-op store reopens in Tarbert

Co-op's store in Tarbert has reopened its doors for the local community following a 12-week investment programme to transform the entire store.
Pack shots of Bacardí Spiced & Coca-Cola cans.

CCEP grows Bacardí & Coca-Cola range with Spiced variant

Drinks giant CCEP has expanded on its alcoholic ready-to-drink range with the addition of its new Bacardí Spiced & Coca-Cola cans.
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Everything included in Scotland’s DRS

No automatic exemptions, glass included and a 20p deposit .

Sales grow but units slowing

C-stores will beat supermarkets while store expansion tails back CONVENIENCE store sales should see significantly more growth than supermarkets’ in the next five years but...
Pack shots of the new Starbucks Protein Drink with Coffee range in three flavours including Caffe Latte, Chocolate Mocha and Caramel Hazelnut.

Starbucks gains with new Protein Drinks

Arla Foods, the firm behind Starbucks RTD drinks, has unveiled its new Starbuck Protein Drink with Coffee range to tap into the emerging category.
Interior image of the Premier Dunbar beer cave.

ScotGov backs It’ll Cost You campaign

The Scottish Government has praised the return of the 'It'll Cost You!' campaign and its help in cutting down proxy purchases across Scotland.
Advert for the Jam Shed 2025 competition 'The Jammy Drop" offering people the chance to win a share of £20,000.

Win a share of £20k with Jam Shed competition

Australian wine brand Jam Shed is offering consumers the chance to win a share of a massive £20,000 as part of its latest on-pack promotion.

Industry critical of business parking tax

  PLANS to give Scottish councils the power to charge businesses for parking spaces have come under fire from retail industry stakeholders. The proposed Workplace Parking...