Bring it on

Renfrew retailer Mohammed Jamil reveals his plan to open a new c-store across the street from Aldi By John McNee MOHAMMED Jamil has 25 years of...
Pack shots of Bacardí Spiced & Coca-Cola cans.

CCEP grows Bacardí & Coca-Cola range with Spiced variant

Drinks giant CCEP has expanded on its alcoholic ready-to-drink range with the addition of its new Bacardí Spiced & Coca-Cola cans.

Bestway’s great rebate returns

Bestway Wholesale is reintroducing its Great Rebate initiative for customers from April. The scheme, which is now in its second year, aims to increase...
Bottles of Nescafé Espresso Concentrated Mocha and Decaf variants are stacked up on pastel coloured boxes with an iced coffee serve next to them.

Nescafé expands Espresso Concentrated range with Mocha and Decaf

Nescafé has expanded further on its Espresso Concentrated range with the addition of two new variants in the range with Decaf and Mocha flavours.

Counting the cost of Brexit

Remaining competitive a top priority for retailers A month on from the UK’s vote to leave the EU industry voices have lined up to express...
Image of the Union Street fire in Glasgow city centre.

Industry seeks support for Trading Standards after Glasgow fire

Industry bosses have called for more support for Trading Standards Scotland teams following on from the Glasgow city centre fire that started inside an unregistered vape shop.

Healthy living in Markinch

Markinch store hosts Healthy Living Day for local school pupils HEALTHY eating was the talk of Fife recently when Nisa Local store Greens of Markinch...
Promotional image of the UK launch for Modelo Especial with people gathered round a campfire with a bottle of the beer rising out of the flames.

Modelo Especial launches across the UK

Mexican lager brand Modelo Especial has hit shelves across the UK as Budweier Brewing Group brings the beer to the off-trade for the first time.

Scottish Government confirms pursuit of DRS

Government will seek to introduce scheme but questions remain over small retailers FIRST Minister Nicola Sturgeon today (5 September) announced the Scottish Government is committed...
A person attends a Haribo stand to scan a QR code with the slogan 'Get involved this GroceryAid Day'.

Rallying support for GroceryAid Day 2026

Industry charity GroceryAid has urged businesses to get involved with its upcoming fundraising GroceryAid Day on 30 April this year.

90 years in the bag

Scottish Grocer is 90 – and what a difference nine decades make
Colin Smith, chief executive at the Scottish Wholesale Association, stands at a lectern on a stage at the SWA 2025 Annual Conference.

Scottish Wholesale Association puts sector resilience centre stage

With one month to go, the SWA has announced further details about its upcoming Connex annual conference set to take place in Glasgow in May.

Scotmid launches deposit return

SCOTMID has become the latest retailer to pilot DRS with the introduction of a reverse vending machine (RVM) for drinks containers at its South...
A KeyStore lorry is parked outside the JW Filshill depot in Renfrew.

Filshill scoops top awards from The Advantage Group

JW Filshill has scooped up two top awards from The Advantage Group in recognition of its route to market service and KeyStore fascia group.

UK DRS plans revealed

DEFRA unveils plans for potential UK-wide scheme WITH Scotland’s deposit return scheme still under consultation, the UK Government has published its own DRS plans. The UK...
Pack shots of Fox's Chocolatey Indulgent Creams Matcha.

Fox’s taps into matcha boom with new Matcha Cream biscuits

FBC has expanded on its Indulgent Creams range with the addition of the new Matcha variant, aiming to tap into the rising flavour trend for the ingredient.