Clare Newton, trade & shopper marketing manager at Swizzels.

Retail Game Changers: Swizzels

Scottish Grocer shines a spotlight on the Retail Game Changers and highlights those women making a real difference to the convenience channel.

Considering your auto enrolment options

Thousands of small shops will soon be required to set up auto enrolment pensions for their workers. There are many pension providers – including...
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.

Symbol store numbers drop

THE number of symbol stores in Britain dropped last year and the number of non-affiliated c-stores increased in what appears to have been a...
Promotional image for the Cadbury Big Win-Win competition for 2026.

Cadbury’s Big Win-Win returns with £100k worth of prizes

Chocolate brand Cadbury has brought back its popular Big Win-Win promotion offering consumers and retailer alike the chance to win from a prize pot worth £100k.

Subs and stamps grow the family

Mo Razzaq’s store in High Blantyre was one of the first in Scotland to open under the Family Shopper fascia. The store recently underwent...
Pack shots of McVitie's Hobnobs Oaty Crunch Creams.

McVitie’s expands Hobnobs with new Oaty Crunch Creams

Biscuits brand McVitie's Hobnobs has launched a new indulgent sandwich biscuits with its new Oaty Crunch Creams range.
PayPoint has unveiled a new ATM offer as UK retail revenues tick upwards.

PayPoint makes offer as revenues increase

STORE payment network firm PayPoint has revealed over half of retailers using its ATMs have removed banking charges completely from their business over the...
Pack shots of Petits Filous Greek Yoghurt Pouches range including single and multipacks of Vanilla and Strawberry variants.

Petits Filous introduces Greek Yoghurt Pouches

Dairy products firm Yoplait has unveiled its new Petits Filous Greek Style Yoghurt Pouches in a bid to fortify nutritional options for younger consumers.
P&H trucks

Pain of P&H fall is still being felt

More jobs lost as pension questions surface
A can, a bottle and a pint glass of Skinny Brands lager stand against a yellow background.

Global Brands acquires Skinny Brands low-calorie beer

Drinks giant Global Brands has acquired the Skinny Brands off-trade range as the firm continues to reaffirm its commitment to invest in varied off-trade options.

Scotland tops retail vacancies

Figures reveal more high street units lost than anywhere else in the UK
Pack shot of Go Local Granulated Sugar £1.09 price-mark pack is next to a sign with Parfetts Go Local Own Brand with a blue background.

Parfetts expands own label Go Local range

UK wholesaler Parfetts has expanded further on its Go Local Own Brand range with the addition of a new price-marked pack of Granulated Sugar.

Dairy dream is back on

Court of Session overturns Scottish Government ruling PLANS for a new £40m dairy site in Stirling have been revived following a ruling in favour of...
Members of the Healthy Living Programme team stand with school pupils from a local primary school in Shetland.

Healthy Living Programme feeds 786 pupils on Shetland

The Healthy Living Progamme has expanded its network across Shetland as the team visited the island and fed nearly 800 pupils over five days.
post-office

Retail ‘cannot subsidise Post Office’

ACS wants government to support c-stores .