The iconic Scottish crisp brand is letting customers loose to make their own crisps to launch its new Salt & Chilli Chicken variant

Golden Wonder brings a “World of Wonder” to Glasgow

The iconic Scottish crisp brand is letting customers loose to make their own crisps to launch its new Salt & Chilli Chicken variant.

Live and in person

CJ LANG’s tradeshow is set to go ahead, live and in-person, in September.

John moving on

LANDMARK Wholesale trading director John Searl has announced his resignation from the business with effect from the end of this year.

Final flourish for an otherwise tepid year

TOTAL sales in Scotland during December 2017 were 0.8% higher than for the same month the previous year and food sales were up by 4.4%.
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.
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Scots bottom for buying veg

NEW figures show British consumers buy just over a third of the vegetables they should, with Scottish shoppers buying the least. According to Government guidance...

Newsagents slam Mail

THE National Federation of Retail Newsagents has expressed dismay at the news that last month’s increase in the price of the Daily Mail would...

MARKET NEWS | 6 brand new products available in April

Scottish Grocer takes a look at what is available to stores across the Scottish convenience retail channel for the month ahead.
Belhaven rolled out new pack designs across its Best and Black beers last year.

Make it clear with Scottish beer

Convenience retailers should look to eye-catching Scottish brands for off-trade consumers seeking home-grown beers – and Belhaven reckons it has the answer.
Fareshare

Big uplift as Covid bites

Food redistribution charity FareShare successfully signed up 150 more businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Morrisons forecourt

Blame game leads to a CMA inquiry

The average cost of filling a tank of petrol hit £100 for the first time last month, as the UK government briefed against forecourt retailers.
The Speciality Food Show

Food fair is filling

Preparations are well underway for Scotland’s Speciality Food Show, which rolls into the Glasgow SEC in January
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Space – a key dimension

BECKY Spencer spends a lot of her time looking at shelves in Britain’s local community stores. As shopper-based design manager and head of ShelfHelp...

Time to cross the digital divide?

IS the digital revolution boosting or hampering local stores? Can wifi, social media, web-based commerce and more make a positive contribution to a retail...
A person holds a £1.50 off voucher for use in Greens Retail stores outside of Greens of Kirkcaldy.

Greens Retail offers customers a discreet way to save on their shopping

Scottish convenience retail chain Greens Retail has launched pay-it-forward initiative across its estate allowing shoppers to save £1.50 off their shopping trip.

The breakfast connection

RETAILERS Dennis and Linda Williams have officially launched their healthy loyalty scheme that gives children who buy fruit in their store extra bonus pieces...