Charity bolsters team

Industry charity GroceryAid has welcomed three new trustees to its board.

The must haves – old and new

There’s no agreed technical definition of must-stocks. But some lines are simply expected by consumers to be on shelf and others should be...

Food inflation continues to trickle down

Food inflation continues to trickle down as industry bodies warn government not to be complacent on this with future costs on the horizon for many.
A person in a 'We hae meat' branded jumper stands in front of the entrance to a Sainsbury's supermarket.

We hae meat expands into Sainsbury’s

Girvan butchery brand We hae meat has announced new listings across Scottish Sainsbury's stores for three of its products.
Scotmid chief executive John Brodie said the results were a credit to everyone in the society who had produced them.

Scotmid steady in turbulent market

TURNOVER is up and trading profit has been maintained at Scotmid, in a year like no other for the co-operative society.

Mixed reviews for minimum pricing

One month in retailers assess the controversial policy

Wholesome donation for hospital kids

The donation was made through the firm’s charitable foundation, Bestway Foundation UK
Family affair: Barbara Henderson and husband Sam founded Lomond in 1997.

Lomond thrives in tough times

LOCKDOWNS presented many businesses with challenges, with the wholesale channel hit particularly hard.
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Pernod Ricard’s Chris Shead talks premium spirits in the off trade

C-stores are ‘missing a trick’

90 years in the bag

Scottish Grocer is 90 – and what a difference nine decades make
A refrigerator unit inside a retail store with soft drinks in it.

ONS inflation eases as energy prices fall

The ONS has reported a decline in the overall inflation figure for April as a fall in energy prices and food costs takes some of the pressure off.
Neil Turton, chief executive of Nisa, third right, and artists at the organisation’s Stoneleigh Park dinner present charity cheques to Age UK, Macmillan Cancer Support and Action For Children.

Nisa show presentations make the difference

CHILDREN, cancer patients and the elderly were the latest groups to benefit from Nisa generosity when the wholesaler and symbol group organiser’s Making A...
Ocado delivery van

M&S joins forces with Ocado

MARKS & Spencer is set to launch a food delivery service for the first time ever, after it agreed a deal with online supermarket Ocado
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Falling fuel prices pull inflation down

Fuel costs have fallen for the first time since the outbreak of the conflict in the Middle East, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics.
Pinkie Farm delivery

Pinkie Farm delivers for those in isolation

Musselburgh retailer Dan Brown and the team at Nisa Pinkie Farm have come up with their own ‘essentials’ solution to support vulnerable members of their community.

Sluggish sales disappoint

Halloween costumes fail to dress up October figures as SRC calls on Scottish budget to put cash into shoppers pockets. RETAILING in Scotland doesn’t get...