Giants in bleak Christmas
Multiple and indie c-stores sales up as supermarkets falter
CHRISTMAS brought a degree of trading joy for convenience stores and good results for discounters...
15m visitors looking local
2014 provides a huge opportunity for food and drink retailers and producers to raise the bar for Scottish products argues Scotland Food and Drink...
A new sheriff in town?
Giant retailers have been criticised over how they treat their suppliers. Now suppliers, trade associations and other retailers can raise issues with the Groceries...
Margiotta adds city store
As Sainsbury’s takes Marchmont independent
EDINBURGH-based retailer Margiotta Food and Wine is adding a store in the Polwarth area of the city to its chain.
The...
UWG chief named group vice-chairman
Nabeel Ramzan, managing director of Glasgow-based United Wholesale Grocers has been appointed vice-chairman of Landmark group.
Clydebank shifts supply to Filshill
Clydebank Co-operative is to end its supply arrangements with Co-operative Retail Trading Group.
Food store rises from the ashes
Things looked bleak after the Co-operative Food store in the Ayrshire seaside town of Troon burned down last year.
Firms slam ban on small packs
Tobacco firms have hit out after European authorities agreed measures to further regulate tobacco sales.
Grocer to test energy age restriction
SUPERMARKET chain Morrisons is to test a ban on sales of energy drinks to under-16s in six stores.
Haggis champion hits the big 60
Macsween is celebrating its diamond anniversary. Company director Jo Macsween shared a few gems with Jen Bowden.
Mo adds new store to the family
THE first Scottish store running under Booker’s new discount fascia Family Shopper has opened on Main Street in High Blantyre.
Plain packs bill in 18 months
THE Scottish Government plans to press ahead with its own legislation to introduce standardised packaging on tobacco products.
Grocers put Holyrood on the spot
SCOTLAND’S convenience sector representative group the Scottish Grocers’ Federation put Scottish Government policy on the spot at its conference held last month at Prestonfield...
Elaine’s back to relaunch Motherwell
STAGE and screen star Elaine C Smith returned home to launch the new look of the shopping centre she used as a teenager.
Elaine who...
Europe bans small packs
20-pack to be minimum cigarettes sale, No RYO sizes below 20g & E-cigs given regulatory reprieve
TOBACCO retailers in the UK will no longer be...
Commission told to freeze NMW
Retailer groups say minimum wage increases have cost jobs and delayed store improvement projects
THE organisations representing independent and convenience sector food and drink retailers...