Awards Profile – Sustainability Champion
Scottish Grocer has been catching up with the team at Premier @ DUSA to talk about their Sustainability Champion award win at the Scottish Grocer Awards 2023.
Grant’s Foods backs virtual Burns Supper
Grant's Foods is inviting members of the public to tune into what’s shaping up to be the world’s biggest virtual Burns Supper, in support of Spina Bifida charity SBH Scotland.
Nisa appoints new head of retail
Independent retail specialist Taranjit Singh Dhillon has been appointed as the new head of retail at Nisa, bringing a wealth of knowledge to the symbol.
Darkness at the door
• Scotland’s tobacco display ban will take effect officially in small stores in Scotland on 6 April, 2015. But many shops now have their covered...
Barcode is back
INDUSTRY charity GroceryAid’s Barcode Festival event returned last month, raising more than £750,000 in the process.
PayPoint is on the money
Payment service provider PayPoint is safeguarding access to cash among some of the most vulnerable communities in the UK amid the cost of living crisis.
Value own label for all Nisa partners
THE Co-op has made its Honest Value own-label range available to all Nisa partners.
Co-op's the value-tier own-label brand includes products from across categories, ranging...
A sluggish autumn performance
SCOTTISH retailers had a bit of a struggle in October
Forecourt chiefs defend retailers during fuel crisis
Bosses across the forecourts and fuel industries have called on the UK Government to support retailers as prices rose following the outbreak of war in the Middle East.
Changes ahead for GroceryAid Scotland
GroceryAid Scotland is set for some changes as co-chairs Peter Steel and Jim Harper announce they are stepping down from their roles.
It’s time to party!
A period of major celebration, socialising, gift giving and indulgence, the festive season is brimming with potential for the canny retailer. But how to...
No energy for under-16s
Age restrictions on energy drinks sales have moved a step closer to reality .
Flavoured cigs for Euro ban?
MORE restrictions on cigarette sales could be in the pipeline, following an agreement on the European Commission’s Tobacco Directive last month.
If the European Parliament...
Collaborate and we’ll innovate
Food manufacturers and others need to work together to find solutions for a new era’s challenges says Colette Backwell, director of the Scottish Food...
CSG posts positive results
COSTCUTTER Supermarkets Group (CSG) has reported one of its strongest ever financial results
Fighting the war on sugar head on
Health concerns can’t kill confectionery
