The King comes to stores in June

New banknotes featuring the portrait of King Charles III will roll out in June this year, the Bank of England has confirmed.

SG workSHOP: Category management: Warburtons, Scotfresh Cardonald and Denny

Our four-page SG workSHOP special looks at how Warburtons can transform a convenience retailer’s wrapped bakery sales with the implementation of a bakery category...

Golden Cross offer new smaller size perfect for snacking

Golden Cross offer a variety of their Johnny’s snacks range in smaller sizes, which it says make them perfect for a lunch time snack. Four...
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Promoting new talent

SF&D helps graduates secure roles.

Birthday bonus for good causes

WORLD foods specialist Tropical Sun is celebrating its 21st anniversary this year by giving £21,000 to good causes.
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Inflation refuses to budge

The annual rate of inflation has refused to budge below 4% for the third month in a row as meat products costs push up overall prices.
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Tesco trials DRS

Tesco is the latest retailer to trial DRS, launching a pilot scheme across five stores

Keep the big night in going year round

Nisha Enterprises reckons it’s range of sweet and savoury brands have something to offer convenience stores all year round
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Keep taking the tablets

Brands giant says sweets business is show business SUCCESS in confectionery is all about showcasing core products with a great display, according to major chocolate,...
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Whisky to back rescue teams

ISLE of Skye 8 Year Old whisky is to sponsor Scottish Mountain Rescue for the next three years. The partnership aims to generate funds for...
Images of David Lonsdale, director of the Scottish Retail Consortium, and Pete Cheema, chief executive at the Scottish Grocers' Federation.

Business groups’ plea for rates relief in Scottish Budget

Members from across convenience have sent a co-signed letter to Scotland's finance secretary urging for rates relief on retail stores in the Scottish Budget.
Bestway Wholesale webpage highlighting its summer campaign for 2024 offering retailers deals.

Bestway brings smoking hot deals in summer campaign

UK wholesaler Bestway Wholesale is set to offer its customers a summer of deals as the firm kicks off its new promotion across the summer months.
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FDF Scotland boss warns against food restrictions

Promo ban could damage industry
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Asda launches first Scottish ‘On the Move’ store

ASDA has opened its first ‘Asda On the Move’ format store in Scotland. The new forecourt c-store opened its doors at The Centre (formerly...
Jisp's Scan & Save mobile app is being used by more and more c-stores.

Convenience in Brief | Jisp, PGMA and CJ Lang and Spar Scotland news

Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that provide insights to convenience retailers about Jisp, PGMA and CJ Land and Spar Scotland.

GroceryAid launches #notbuyingit campaign

INDUSTRY charity GroceryAid has launched a new campaign to raise awareness of issues affecting thousands of people in the trade, such as debt, loneliness,...