Proxy stings

A summer campaign to reduce the number of adults in North Lanarkshire who buy alcohol for under-18s saw 44 offences being detected by last...
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.
Scottish finance secretary Shona Robison stands in Parliament with the Scotland flag behind her.

Scottish budget pushed to January

The Scottish Government has announced it has pushed back the date for the Scottish Budget announcement to January due to the lateness of the UK Autumn Statement.
The Scottish Grocer Awards are a highlight of the retail calendar.

Entries open for Scottish Grocer Awards 2024

Entries are now open for the Scottish Grocer Awards 2024 and you can find out all about the different categories and how to enter here.
Scottish Grocers' Federation chief executive Pete Cheema.

Call for shop crime statistics transparency

The Scottish Grocers' Federation wants shop crime prosecution figures to be made public in a bid to deter offenders and encourage retailers to report incidents.
3 people, box of beer at expo

Matchmaking in the north

FOOD and drink buyers met producers from the North East at Scotland Food & Drink’s regional showcase in Inverurie last month.
McColls, convenience store, shop, retailer,

McColl’s hits 800 but store sales slip

MANAGED c-store and newsagent company McColl’s Retail Group now has 800 stores across Britain and saw total sales rise 4.7% over the six-weeks around...

Battle of the Borders

IT was 46 years ago that Glasgow-born retailer George McCusker moved to Hawick, then the centre of Scotland’s knitwear industry. Looking back, he remembers the...
Sunak’s mini budget cut fuel duty.

Cautious praise for Sunak

CHANCELLOR Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement was met with muted praise from supply chain stakeholders last month, with calls for more to be done in the face of rising fuel prices.
A person uses the Jisp Scan & Save feature on his phone to scan products in a store.

Jisp enhances its Scan & Save loyalty scheme

Jisp has rolled out a new barcode scanning software across its Scan & Save feature, in a bid to offer consumers a more seamless experience when using the app.
Festival founder Joe Gibbs (left) with The Co-op’s Alasdair Fowle.

A Bella-deal for The Co-op

WELLIES and pop-up tents are the order of the day for the Co-op this month thanks to a partnership with Belladrum Tartan Heart festival. The...
Stephanie Pritchard, head of UK supplier development at Scotland Food & Drink.

Event offers retail insights for producers

An exclusive event giving producers insights for retail strategies and key themes driving grocery trading is being delivered by Scotland Food & Drink on 17 September in Edinburgh.
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
Georgie Thompson

Georgie’s ready – Scottish Grocer Awards 2014

SPORTS TV presenter Georgie Thompson will deal with a host of champions next month when she presents the Scottish Grocer Awards on 13 March. Georgie...
Steve Rodell, managing director of retail at Christie & Co.

Investing in convenience stores ‘will pay off’

Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co believes convenience retail remains a solid sector in which to invest – according to its Business Outlook 2024 report.
Perfectly Clear

The world of health

WE’RE often told that health considerations are increasingly important to food and drink shoppers. According to figures from the global retail research firm HIM...