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Changes afoot at Camelot

Ahead of his appointment as Camelot chief executive, Nigel Raiton spent the summer conducting a strategic review of the business
Richard Wishart, Fife Creamery transport manager and Mike Canning, warehouse manager, with just a few of the 43 AEDs.

Convenience in Brief | Fife Creamery, DRS and Yakult news

Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments at Fife Creamery, DRS concerns and a Yakult product rebrand.
Faisal Sattar, chief executive at MHouse, sits behind a desk with an Apple Mac laptop on it.

MHouse takes a deeper focus on retailer experience

Faisal Sattar lays out the new products on offer from MHouse, highlighting the flexibility of choice on offer for his customers.

Sarwar calls on SWA to evolve

Scotland's wholesalers must evolve to meet changing demands and challenges, according to Asim Sarwar, outgoing president of the Scottish Wholesale Association, at the trade body’s...
Forum Insurance offers convenience retailers bespoke cover to suit each store.

Insurance advice for convenience retailers

Getting the right insurance policy is a key business decision for c-store operators – and relying on a standard package could be folly, say the experts at Forum Insurance.
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Bigger than brekkie

Pet food and pet care products can play an important role in a typical c-store’s product range, adding more revenue in convenience outlets than...
Sleeper passengers can now purchase Mackie’s chocolate bars on board.

Mackie’s and Caledonian Sleeper launch sweet competition

Mackie's of Scotland and Caledonian Sleeper have teamed up once again to bring consumers the chance to win in a massive giveaway from the firms.
Top 50 Scottish brands 2020

Top 50 Scottish Brands 2020: An extraordinary year

The Covid-19 pandemic has shaken up grocery retail trends in 2020

Scotmid boss on top form

SOME of the brightest stars in convenience retailing were out in force for the Scottish Grocer Awards 2018.

Quick time

Whether it’s for snacks or meals, consumers want their pasta pronto and their rice and noodles even faster. SPEED appears to be increasingly important ...

Sales set to shift

SCOTLAND’S tobacco display ban era begins this month when the supermarkets are required to hide tobacco products from 29 April. Other tobacco outlets will...
Work in progress to extend the Bestway Batleys Wholesale depot on the site of the old Sher Bros depot in Glasgow city centre.

Bestway starts work at Sher

Wholesale group’s project will double trading space, add alcohol and boost chilled at Glasgow city centre site WHOLESALE group Bestway has wasted little time in...

More commission coming

Post Officer retailers are set to see their commission increase 10% by 2021
The Fed's Mo Razzaq has voiced concerns about Rachel Reeves' budget tax rises.

UK budget hikes ‘will cost jobs’

Scottish retail chiefs are among 80-plus industry leaders warning Chancellor Rachel Reeves that her budget will have dire consequences.

March sales fall back

Food fails to build on February promise and drops 2% SCOTLAND’S food stores saw sales drop by 2% in March compared to the same period...
Times have been ferociously tough in high streets for seven years or more. But property firm Colliers International reckons the growth in internet trading may plateau and, with enlightened policies, a new style of high street could prosper seven years from now.

Better times for High Street UK?

THE UK’s struggling High Street retail economy is likely to return to its former health according to one of the country’s leading property agents. But...