New directions

Kilwinning retailer Sandeep Dhaliwal has been running the family business for three years.  His fresh ideas and a major refurbishment have yielded great results. We...
Pack shot of the Takis range of spicy corn chips.

Takis raises the heat in store snacks

Spicy snack brand Takis has an ambition to fire up the tastebuds across convenience stores in Scotland, helping to capitalise on the demand for intense tastes.

Future growth

THE sugar debate has spread into the fruit juices category with campaign group Action in Sugar claiming that the level of natural sugars means...

Get going with yogurt range

YOGURT is enjoying the fruits of the increased focus on health from an ever growing segment of consumers, according to Lancashire Farm Dairies.
be kind poster nfrn

Poster calls for patience

Customers are being urged to be patient as part of a new campaign from the NFRN
The Leap Project

Gulf lends a hand

Grassroots organisations and local charities across the UK have received donations from customers and staff who are members of Oomph, the loyalty scheme from Gulf.
Scottish Grocers' Federation chief executive Pete Cheema.

Demands for DRS compensation

Industry firms have been demanding compensation from the Scottish Government after the latest announcement that DRS would be delayed until October 2025.

Merchandising breeds success

How to turn heads with bagged sweets EVERYONE wants to be like a kid in a sweetshop once in a while and the image of...

Plans are afoot

Lidl eyes expansion with new multi-million pound Scottish headquarters North Lanarkshire Council has given the green light to discounter Lidl’s plans to construct a new...

Whisky bottler appoints new hires

The Single Cask is out to highlight the stories to be found with its whisky brands through the appointment of two new hires in its senior management team.
Jackie McCreery, co-founder & director at Yester Farm Dairies.

Retail Game Changers: Yester Farm Dairies

Scottish Grocer shines a spotlight on the Retail Game Changers and highlights those women making a real difference to the convenience channel.
The Co-op store in Innerleithen has reopened in time for Easter and now offers customers even more following an eight-week transformation.

Scottish Co-op store relaunches for Easter

The Co-op store in Innerleithen has reopened in time for Easter and now offers customers even more following an eight-week transformation.

Get a share of the binge

TV trend boost for snacks CREATING excitement around big sporting and television events is key to increasing sales of items people pick up for a...
Snappy Shopper app

Snappy plans to deliver jobs

Paypoint has paid £6.6m for a stake in the Dundee-based Snappy Group home delivery business.
Two people hold small tubs of Mackie's of Scotland ice cream next to a Caledonian Sleeper branded cart with the Caledonian Sleeper sign in the background.

All aboard for new Mackie’s competition

One lucky winner is set to win a trip on the Caledonian Sleeper train service as well as a year's supply of ice cream in a new competition from Mackie's.

Morrisons swaps out the plastic

Morrisons has announced it plans to remove all plastic carrier bags from its checkouts