Jisp says its Scan & Save app is hugely popular.

Convenience in brief | Jisp, Knowledge Bank and Chivas news

Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from Jisp, The Knowledge Bank and Chivas Brothers.

Product of the Year finds the emotions driving sales

Product of the Year has identified the key emotions that have been behind driving sales over the past 12 months in retail in a new consumer poll.

Free Skwishee Day returns

Free Skwishee Day is set to return for this year once again as the frozen fizzy drink firm has announced its new date of Saturday 25 May.

71% buy non-shop tobacco

MORE than seven in 10 UK smokers are buying tobacco from non-shop sources according to the most recent research published by industry body the...

My Market: Andrew Milne, Vimto Soft Drinks

Britain’s sales and marketing professionals explain how they see the convenience scene Andrew Milne, commercial director with Vimto Soft Drinks It seems as if Vimto Soft...
A bottle of Costa Coffee Frappé Jaffa Cakes stands next to a glass with the drink inside.

Costa Coffee introduces new Jaffa Cakes Frappé

Coffee brand Costa Coffee has unveiled its new partnership with McVitie's with the launch of its new Frappé McVitie's Jaffa Cakes flavour.
ScotGov believes the new MUP will help to cut the number of alcohol-related deaths.

New MUP ‘will do little to help’

Industry leaders have given a mixed reaction to the introduction of a higher minimum unit price (MUP) for alcohol, which has come into force today.
A bread and bakery section inside of a convenience store.

Inflation falls to lowest rate in eight months

A fall in food costs helped to bring overall inflation down, according to the latest report from the Office for National Statistics.
Pack shots of Cheez-It Snap'd Double Cheese along with the logo for the Product of the Year 2026 awards.

Cheez-It crowned at Product of the Year awards

Global snacking firm Mars has scooped up a Product of the Year accolade for its Cheez-It Snap'd snacks range, proving the brand's success here in the UK.
The Glencadam Reserva de Jerez has an Oloroso sherry cask finish.

Glencadam Distillery unveils exclusive dram

Glencadam Distillery has launched an exclusive 27-year-old Oloroso sherry cask finish single malt – Glencadam Reserva de Jerez – which is limited to just 1,691 individually numbered bottles and comes with an RRP £700.
Promotional image of Butterkist Wicked promotion featuring packs of Butterkist popcorn with the film on them against a green background with the Wicked logo in the top right corner.

Butterkist defies gravity with new Wicked promo

KP Snacks popcorn brand Butterkist has teamed up with Universal Pictures for celebrate the launch of the new film Wicked with a new on-pack promotion.
Iain Mason, Aldi's National Beer Lover

Aldi Scotland crowns East Kilbride local as its national beer lover

Aldi's National Beer Lover is unveiled as East Kilbride local Iain Mason, after he impressed judges with his home pub.
Tubs of Ben & Jerry's Strawberry Doughnut-eee and Churrifically Churros-y tubs stand on a wooden table against a light blue background.

Ben & Jerry’s unveils new ice creams inspired by bakery treats

Ice cream brand Ben & Jerry's has introduced two new flavours inspired by classic bakery treats in its two "most indulgent" pints yet.
Members of the Scotmid team stand together in their office holding the GroceryAid Gold trophy.

Scotmid celebrates GroceryAid Gold award

Retail chain Scotmid has been recognised for its efforts to support industry charity GroceryAid by being named as a GroceryAid Gold Supporter.
A person holds up two cans of Au Vodka Tango one in Apple and one in Orange with the drinks spilling out the top of the cans.

Au Vodka teams up with Tango on new cocktail cans

Welsh vodka brand Au Vodka has partnered up with Carlsberg Britvic to roll out a new RTD range with the new Au Vodka Tango cocktail serves.
Arla has introduced new Starbucks RTD products in response to shopper trends.

Starbucks RTD chilled coffee ‘always evolving’

Arla has been highlighting the opportunities presented to retailers by its Starbucks RTD NPDs, while juice brand Tropicana has refreshed its packaging designs.