Who will be the 2016 confectionery champ?

CONFECTIONERY Retailer of the Year is one of the most fiercely contested Scottish Grocer Awards categories and this year’s final  features three top-tier contenders. l ...

Product of the Year finds the emotions driving sales

Product of the Year has identified the key emotions that have been behind driving sales over the past 12 months in retail in a new consumer poll.
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Poster calls for patience

Customers are being urged to be patient as part of a new campaign from the NFRN
Using a gantry to its best effect is one of the key skills of c-store and CTN retailing. But it’s a display area which will be covered up from April 2015.

Dark days ahead

LARGE stores in Scotland have been hiding tobacco products for more than a year. And in around 10 months time, on 6 April 2015,...

A reprieve on ATM fee cut

LINK, the UK’s main cash machine network, has scrapped a proposed cut in the fee that banks pay each other when their customers withdraw...
Maureen Robinson stands with various whiskey bottles from the diageo brand

The end of an era

Maureen Robinson, master blender at Diageo and one of the leading lights of Scotland’s whisky industry is stepping down from her role.
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Cash still crucial for Scotland

More withdrawals than London and South East .
A picture of Telmont Champagn half-bottle stands next to a set of scales with pictures of the brand's full bottles to the right of this image.

Telmont lightens the load across the bottles

Champagne brand Telmont has upped its sustainability credentials once again by cutting back on the weight of its glass half-bottles.
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Perfect timing in Greenock

Harry Ahmed had a lot to contend with when he launched his Nisa Local store in Greenock in March

International Women’s Day – Miller Samuel Hill Brown

Scottish Grocer is highlighting some influential and inspiring women working across convenience retail to celebrate International Women's Day.
Lamb, the stir-fry of champions

Lamb, the stir-fry of champions

SCOTTISH lamb should be on every shopping list. That’s the message from Quality Meat Scotland’s new campaign, launched last month by champion curler Eve...
Luke McGarty, head of policy and public affairs at the Scottish Grocers' Federation, stands out side the HQ of the industry body.

SGF issues new advice on nicotine pouches compliance

The SGF has warned retailers across Scotland to remain vigilant about illegal nicotine pouches that have been circulating across retail channels as of late.
A woman accesses lockets at an InPost Locker site.

Turn footfall into sales with InPost lockers

Parcel services firm InPost has encouraged retailers to invest in its lockers to help drive up additional sales for convenience stores.

Will you have to tell shoppers to cut down?

Drinks retailers and others may be expected to contribute to decreasing alcohol consumption in Scotland if a Scottish Parliament committee’s recommendation is taken up. The Local...

Cross-party group moves closer

SCOTLAND’S convenience trade moved a step nearer to gaining its own cross-party working group in the Scottish Parliament last month. Aimed at delivering independent retailers...

Pick your partner

It’s important to know what you’re getting into when considering a new symbol group. Here’s our checklist. THERE are obvious benefits to partnering with a...