Adding to the taste of home
ADDING a little sauce could be tasty for retailers says Partners for Growth, the marketing and merchandising service for convenience operators from multi-category brands...
More Aldis are coming
Aldi has announced plans for a huge expansion
Baines to step down
JOHN Baines will retire from his trading director role at Unitas Wholesale in May next year.
Grant’s Foods backs virtual Burns Supper
Grant's Foods is inviting members of the public to tune into what’s shaping up to be the world’s biggest virtual Burns Supper, in support of Spina Bifida charity SBH Scotland.
Illicit trade tracker
JTI has launched a new ‘Postcode Calculator’ tool offering retailers a view of how their local area has been affected by the illicit tobacco trade.
No comfort food as sales slump
THE brutal market conditions in Scottish food and drink retailing have continued into the autumn. According to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium/KPMG Retail Sales...
Changes are afoot at Britvic
Soft drinks firm Britvic has committed to halving emissions from its own operations by 2025
“Historic” c-store group established
HOLYROOD has given its backing to a proposal from the Scottish Grocers’ Federation and MSP Gordon MacDonald to establish the first-ever Scottish Parliament Cross...
Retailers at risk on youth sales
JUST over half of Scotland’s retailers are challenging young adult customers for ID when purchasing cigarettes, the latest report from the Responsible Tobacco Retailing...
Set for a capitals showdown?
17 of 24 Queen’s Speech Bills to apply north of border and Scotland Bill could mean major Edinburgh tax and welfare powers
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Watchdog has eye on ATMs
Cash and card watchdog the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has launched a new annual plan with a focus on ensuring a fair card market
Simon Howie brings a hairy twist to Burns Night fundraising
Simon Howie's challenge to raise funds for SAMH
PERTHSHIRE butchery brand Simon Howie has given Burns Night a hairy twist this January as it has...
Convenience in Brief | BP, Post Office and phone network news
Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that provide insights to convenience retailers about BP, the Post Office and the UK telephone network.
Predicting the future
Not content with forecasting what trends will be big in 2020, research firm Mintel has predicted the issues that will be important to consumers in the year 2030.
Scotland’s Top Brands: 3. Bells
Spotlight on No.3 of the top Scottish food and drink brands of 2022, Bells Food Group.
Spotlight on Spar goods
SPAR UK is to increase distribution of its own-label range across its entire UK estate with a new ‘Spotlight’ initiative.
