Birks in at Boost

Energy and sports drinks specialist Boost Drinks has appointed Kirsty Birks as strategy director. Birks joins from the consultancy Propaganda, where she was on the board...

Fife Creamery expands into frozen

FIFE Creamery has added a new string to its bow, following the construction of a new frozen cold store. The new facility, which has capacity...
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More Aldis are coming

Aldi has announced plans for a huge expansion

Step closer to regeneration

A Renfrew retailer is just weeks away from opening a new store opposite an Aldi supermarket. Scottish Grocer reported last year on Mohammed Jamil’s plans...

Spar’s big charity success

Spar owned stores are celebrating after CJ Lang announced that it had donated £700,000 to local causes, charities, organisations and community groups over the past decade
Identity cards

ID proofs extended from next month

Overseas identity cards and armed forces documents added to list of acceptable evidence for age-restricted products EUROPEAN national identity cards, Biometric UK Residents Permits and...

PayPoint is on the phone

Payments service provider PayPoint has added iPhone connectivity to its PayPoint One platform
Pack shots of Taylors Snacks crisps including Chilli Kick, Mature Cheddar & Onion as well as Flame Grilled Aberdeen Angus.

UEFA Euro 2024 build-up – Taylors Snacks

Scottish Grocer highlights brands and convenience channel operators which are celebrating the UEFA Euro 2024 football tournament.
Angie Turnbull, Warburtons retail development area manager, centre, and host Craig Hill, right, present the Scottish Grocer Bakery Retailer of the Year Award (managed store) to Craig McAulay of Scotmid Stockbridge.

Rising to the occasion

Scotmid Stockbridge sits in the heart of an affluent part of the north of Edinburgh and boasts a steady stream of loyal customers

Age checks on phones

The Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) has called for new age verification technology on smartphones.

UK DRS delayed to 2027

The UK Government has delayed the UK-wide go live date for the deposit return scheme to October 2027 marking a delay of two years.
Sainsbury's and Asda supermarkets. The pair's proposed merger was blocked by the Competition and Markets Authority.

CMA blocks Sainsbury’s and Asda merger

The proposed merger between Sainsbury's and Asda has been blocked by the competition watchdog

Pernod Ricard brings mixed up sauce for dinners

Pernod Ricard has teamed up with sauce firm Heinz to mix up consumers' dinners with the launch a new Absolut vodka tomato pasta sauce.
The Belhaven Brewery at Dunbar.

Convenience in brief | Belhaven, Snappy Shopper and Nisa news

Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from Belhaven, Snappy Shopper and Nisa.

Dark opportunities – essential tobacco

• Cigarettes and tobacco purchase is one of the top reasons to visit a c-store • Many smokers buy their cigarettes, cigars and tobacco in stores that...
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Londis push plans weekly six of the best

SYMBOL group Londis has launched Super Six, a new campaign giving its retailers access to six products at what it says are industry-leading prices...