Lucozade and Ribena on the market
PHARMACEUTICALS giant GlaxoSmithKline has put its drinks brands Ribena and Lucozade up for sale to concentrate on its core business.
Global sales of Ribena grew...
Donations appeal
Post Office has joined forces with the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) to help raise funds for its ongoing Coronavirus appeal
Suspect pictures – Police launch identification appeal
POLICE have released new images of three men detectives want to trace in connection with an assault in Tesco, Kilwinning last March.
At around 6am...
Pilgrims Choice Extra Mature cheese wins trio of major awards
Cheddar cheese brand Pilgrims Choice has bagged a trio of awards for its Extra Mature Cheddar at the International Cheese and Dairy Awards.
Squeeze into craft
JUICE is the word at Cracker Drinks Co as the firm rolls out its Crafted brand to UK stores.
The new range comprises four flavours:...
The Co-op buys Nisa
Nisa retailers accept offer for buying group
NISA retailers have accepted The Co-op’s £143m offer to purchase the buying group.
After a summer of speculation over...
Promotions on the rocks
Restrictions abound in ScotGov’s latest paper on tackling obesity
Aiming for an extra challenge
CONVENIENCE retailing entrepreneur Harris Aslam has set his sights on a new challenge, with plans to open a new store at the site of...
New favourite fish on net
THE Marine Conservation Society has updated its online Good Fish Guide with some exciting new additions to its green-rated best choice list.
Excelling in rural retail
Running a store in a small village isn’t easy, but Spar Tarves shines
Scottish Grocer Awards 2020 winners announced
Retailers and staff were out in force for the Scottish Grocer Awards 2020 – and what a night they had. The best and brightest of Scottish convenience retail gathered at Hilton Glasgow for the gala event, hosted by Scottish comedy star Craig Hill.
Lidl launches a DRS trial
DISCOUNTER Lidl GB has launched a deposit return scheme (DRS) trial at selected stores, ahead of the launch of DRS in Scotland next summer.
Face up the formats, clean up on wash day
As consumers shop more locally and for smaller amounts homecare and laundry has become a top-up and one-stop-shop c-store essential
C-STORES have become essential to...
Food to stay fierce says Scotmid chief
Last issue we reported on an increase in Scotmid’s profit in the first half of its trading year. Speaking to Scottish Grocer, chief executive...
Size matters in drinks aisle
Packs, tax and lower sugar
PACK size is a vital consideration in the purchase decisions of Scottish energy and functional drinks consumers according to two...
Lidl picks an Obanite as its new ‘voice’
Lidl has crowned Alan MacDonald from Oban as the voice of its new self-checkouts, due to be rolled out later this year.
