British comedian Judi Love sits at a white table wearing a bright green top with bowl of Pink Lady apples to her right.

Pink Lady teams up with Judi Love to empower the lunch hour

Natural foods brand Pink Lady has teamed up with Loose Women star Judi Love in a new campaign to drive up sales with office workers and commuters.

Convenience in brief | Spar, FareShare and Unitas

Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments at Spar, FareShare and Unitas' new Plan for Profit.

Camelot loses lottery licence

CAMELOT is set to lose the National Lottery licence in 2024. The Gambling Commission has named Allwyn Entertainment as its preferred bidder to take over...

Aldi wins city overprovision appeal

FAST-GROWING discounter Aldi has won an appeal against a decision by Dundee Licensing Board to refuse it a provisional alcohol licence for a proposed...
Colleen Blackhurst, Dan Brown, Graham Watson and Mohammed Rajak discussed soaring levels of retail crime at the SGF seminar highlighting the issue.

Retailer Reality – crime epidemic

Scottish c-store bosses have told of their sickening crime experiences, which included a pregnant retailer who was repeatedly kicked in the stomach by a female thief.
Pack shots of Doritos Flamin' Hot Nacho Cheese.

Doritos brings Flamin’ Hot Nacho Cheese to UK shelves

Snacks brand Doritos has unveiled its new Flamin' Hot Nacho Cheese flavour following its runaway success across the pond in the US.
Scottish Grocer Awards 2020

Get ready for the biggest event in Scottish retailing

The search is on. Scottish Grocer is calling on the nation’s retailers to shout about the fantastic work they do on a daily basis .

Make the most of vegan deals

Creating a display and highlighting value ranges are the two main tips from Swizzels for retailers who want to make the most of Veganuary.
Graham's will be visiting Glasgow, Falkirk and Aberdeen with its pop-up van to try and tempt fizzy drinkers to convert to organic milk.

Bin the fizz and start milking healthy options with Graham’s!

Graham's Family Dairy will be visiting Glasgow, Falkirk and Aberdeen with its pop-up van to try and tempt fizzy drinkers to convert to organic milk.
Bottles of The Famous Grouse range lined up against a red background with the illustration of a grouse behind the bottles.

The Famous Grouse moves to William Grant & Sons

Premium spirits firm Edrington has announced plans for the sale of The Famous Grouse to William Grant & Sons as it makes a move away from blended whisky.

Call for further tobacco rules

A cross party group of MPs and House of Lords Peers – with support from anti-smoking campaign group ASH – has released a wish list of tobacco control measures in a bid to eradicate smoking in the UK by 2030
Nature Valley makes an appearance on screens everywhere in its new campaign.

Nature Valley rolls on to screens

General Mills cereal bar brand Nature Valley has appeared on screens across the country as part of its latest marketing campaign.
Packs of KitKat Cookie Dough formats sit across a red and blue background with beige and brown coloured dots as part of the background design.

KitKat introduces new Cookie Dough flavour across range

Chocolate wafer brand KitKat has unveiled a new Cookie Dough flavour for its range of biscuit bars, aiming to offer consumers a more indulgent way to take a break.
Flavours, formats and provenance should all be considered for the freezer range, says Mackie's of Scotland.

Mackie’s of Scotland offers frozen treats advice

Ice cream firm Mackie's of Scotland has been offering top tips to retailers about what treats to stock in store freezers as consumers gear up for the summer.
(From left) David Lonsdale, Stuart Mackinnon, finance secretary Derek Mackay and Willie Macleod.

Councils could take control of business tax

Retailers could be faced with higher business rates if a new law is passed at Holyrood
Nisa is teaming up with Just Eat so that retailers can offer an online delivery service.

Convenience in Brief | Nisa, shopper trends and illegal tobacco news

Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that provide insights to convenience retailers about Nisa, shopper trends and the illicit tobacco market.