Giant launches first Scots c-store
MORRISONS, the last of the big four supermarkets to move into convenience, has now opened 50 M Local outlets. The company plans to have...
Mitchells goes its own way
Awards profile – licensed retailer of the year
Winner:  Mitchells Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
Licensed Retailer of the Year 2016Â - sponsored by Whyte & Mackay
Interview with Keith Whyte, partner,...
GroceryAid builds staff support for Christmas
Industry charity GroceryAid has urged retail colleagues to reach out and use its services this Christmas time if they are struggling in any way this season.
Feedwell highlights pet care opportunities
The pet food category provides a massive opportunity to grow sales – but many Scottish convenience retailers aren’t making the most of it, reckon bosses at Feedwell Dog Food.
Plant-based packs
COCA-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has shared its vision of the future with its new plant-based bottle concept.
MFG’s Murco deal adds 228 sites and 200 dealers
FUEL firm Murco has sold its retail business, including 228 forecourt sites, to Motor Fuel Group (MFG) in a deal reported to be worth...
Shoppers seek value
SHOPPERS are seeking better value from their baskets as inflation takes hold.
Doors are open at Jack’s
Tesco has thrown its hat into the discounter ring with the launch of new store brand, Jack’s
Still on the rise
IT’S a good time to be a gin maker – or a gin drinker – in Scotland. The juniper and aromatics flavoured spirit has...
Business as usual say tobacco firms
BACK in June, just a few months into the tobacco display ban, Scottish Grocer found that some Scottish retailers had spotted opportunities to manage...
Charging for cups
Retailers who have coffee machines in their store may soon have to charge customers who take a single-use cup.
FareShare seeks more industry help
FareShare Glasgow and the West of Scotland is urgently appealing for new suppliers to donate their surplus food to feed people who are going hungry.
Retail lacking in Christmas cheer
Heralded by some as a pre-Christmas boost to retail, Black Friday proved something of a busted flush for supermarket
We’re looking for our stars
SCOTTISH Grocer is on the hunt for Scotland’s local retail champions, in the Scottish Grocer Awards 2014
The entry brochure for Scotland’s leading...
Putting local at the heart of wholesale
Local sourcing is high on the agenda at Lomond Fine Foods Wholesale.
Camelot loses lottery licence
CAMELOT is set to lose the National Lottery licence in 2024.
The Gambling Commission has named Allwyn Entertainment as its preferred bidder to take over...
