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Food inflation has eased for fresh food prices, especially for fruit, meat and fish, says the BRC.

Shop prices ‘fall for first time in nearly three years’

Shop prices are in deflation for the first time in almost three years – bringing hopes of a rise in footfall for retailers, says the Scottish Retail Consortium.
Scottish Grocer reported throughout the year on the many issues faced by convenience retailers.

The convenience channel year in review

Rising costs, government interference and a crime wave – it’s fair to say that retailers have had more than their fair share of difficulties to contend with during the course of 2023.

De Kuyper keeps cocktails convenient

De Kuyper Royal Distillers aims to simplify the at-home cocktail serve with its new range of RTD cocktail options made with William Grant & Sons.
Bottle of Marie Brizar Liqueurs and Sirops stands on a table with cocktails serves in balloon glasses. There are flowers around the table as well as raspberries and a lime slice. The bottles include Marie Brizard Framboise Raspberry Liqueur, Marie Brizard Passion Fruit Sirop and Marie Brizard Apry Liqueur.

Marie Brizard serves up spring inspiration with Spritz cocktails

French liqueur and syrups brand Marie Brizard has served up some cocktail inspiration for the spring with a trio of Spritz serves.

Holyrood set to extend ID

THE Scottish Government has named the additional forms of ID that will be acceptable in shops and pubs after 1 October. Until now the only...
Promotional image of Nescafé brand partnership with Nestlé chocolate brands Quality Street and Aero.

Nescafé teams up with Nestlé chocolate brands

Nestlé has brought its Nescafé coffee brand together with two of its popular chocolate brands to produce new chocolate mocha coffee variants.

Local pride

Winner: Gerry Haughey, Spar, Main Street, Thornliebank Store Manager of the Year 2015 – sponsored by Tennent’s Interview with Gerry Haughey. Winner details Size: 3,000 sq ft Symbol: Spar Staff: 11 Hours: 6am...
A selection of Kestrel been cans

Kestrel flies the flag for St Andrews Day

Kestrel Beer and Scotland’s National Chef, Gary Maclean launch a new campaign to make St Andrew’s Day a major moment in the industry.
A man is stocking apples in a grocery store.

GroceryAid builds staff support for Christmas

Industry charity GroceryAid has urged retail colleagues to reach out and use its services this Christmas time if they are struggling in any way this season.
Pack shots of Isle of Barra Distillers' whisky range including its 10 Year Old Single Malt and Blended Whisky variants.

Isle of Barra launches pair of whiskies

Isle of Barra Distillers has entered into the whisky category for the first time with the launch of two new blended expressions.
Total food sales in Scotland grew by 4% year on year in June. Like-for-likes were up only 0.2% but that was better than the figure achieved at the same time last year. All categories of food were said to be up.

Sunshine days see sales soar

Some like it hot as Scotland beats inflation and zooms ahead of UK average to return best growth in two years HOT weather and a...

Updates brings World of Sweets faster to retailers

World of Sweets has brought a tranche of updates across tech and its field team in a bid to provide a better, faster service for its retail customers.

Jimmy’s joins the protein gain with new flavour

Britvic-owned iced coffee RTD brand Jimmy's Iced Coffee has joined the protein gain in a new collaboration with MyProtein to launch two new variants.
BP is joining forces with the Retail Trust in a wellbeing initiative.

Convenience in Brief | BP, Post Office and phone network news

Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that provide insights to convenience retailers about BP, the Post Office and the UK telephone network.
Republic Technologies' eco-friendly OCB range is a strong category performer, says the firm.

Broaden tobacco accessories range, says Republic Technologies

Retailers who offer tobacco accessories shoppers a broad range of products are benefiting most from the continued growth of the £35million Scottish market, says Republic Technologies UK.
The new Ukiyo Tokyo Dry Gin.

Market News | Altos, Brothers, Ukiyo, Fosters

Scottish Grocer showcases some new products that convenience store retailers might want to consider stocking to drive up sales.
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