2021 ACS Rural Shop Report

Rural retailers are essential

Rural shops provide a lifeline for isolated communities, according to the latest report from the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS).

Britvic stimulates energy spend

Britvic offers retailers tips on how to effectively drive up sales across the energy category in stores to make the most out of the channel in convenience.

Lads mags out at co-operative stores

Kantar says public opinion split on modesty bags for men’s lifestyle magazines LADS mags Front, Nuts and Zoo are off the shelves at 4,000 stores...

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Researcher finds shoppers want better ranges in c-stores but retailers say suppliers need to provide more category information SHOPPERS in Britain’s local stores aren’t as...

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THE Scottish Grocer Awards are back, which means now is your chance to celebrate a year of hard work and excellent retailing.

Top 50 Scottish Brands 2024

Discover the top 50 Scottish take-home food and drink brands in Scotland 2024 (excluding alcohol) Throughout 2024, retailers were met with constant changing habits from...
An interior shot of a Parfetts warehouse is in the left image whilst the right image shows an exterior image of the Filshill depot in with a KeyStore branded HGV outside it.

Parfetts and Filshill introduce Wholepal AI system

Wholesalers Parfetts and JW Filshill have both signed up to AI-powered platform Wholepal, aiming to streamline a core part of the supply chain.
Guests gather in the ballroom at the Hilton Glasgow for the Scottish Grocer Awards 2023.

Scottish Grocer Awards 2023 review

The Scottish Grocer Awards 2023 saw members of the retail sector gather to celebrate the best in the world of convenience.
Rural affairs secretary Mairi Gougeon.

£190k boost for Go Local

The Scottish Government has approved the fourth phase of the Go Local scheme aimed at encouraging c-stores to stock up on Scottish produce.
Various sweet treats

Get a share of sharing trend

SHARING and treating occasions have people reaching for treat bags and pouches more often these days

Scotland still c-store tops

More convenience outlets per head than anywhere else in Britain ACS finds IT’S a competitive world in the convenience store business and no more so...
alcohol bottles on shelves

Calorie count for alcohol

Publicly-funded health campaign group Alcohol Focus Scotland has called for the introduction of calorie counts on alcohol labels.

Funds fuel expansion

A SCOTTISH vermouth maker has secured £120,000 worth of investment through a crowd funding campaign. Tait Bros successfully secured the funds through a campaign for...
Gulf Crieff forecourt

Henderson gets Gulf agreement

Fuel supplier Certas Energy has given Henderson Technology approved supplier status for Gulf and Pace forecourt retailers.
Drinks sit on a white marble table with a bottle of Franklin & Sons Sicillian Lemon on the table next to a vase.

Franklin & Sons adapts to changing tastes

As consumers' tastes shift in the spirits market, so too will their desire for the mixers that come with them and Franklin & Sons reckons it can meet this.
ACR Local Shop Report

ACS launches 2020 Local Shop Report

Convenience stores generated more than £44 billion in sales in the last year, according to ACS’s Local Shop Report for 2020