Call for more support

THE Scottish Retail Consortium has called for additional government support for the sector to help combat a dramatic drop in customer footfall.

Giants could be fined 1%

FINES for major supermarkets judged to have misused their power against suppliers have moved closer. Measures to grant the Groceries Code Adjudicator the power...
Scottish Government strategy sets 5% target for ‘tobacco-free’ Scotland by 2034

Holyrood backs plain packs

Scottish Government strategy sets 5% target for ‘tobacco-free’ Scotland by 2034 THE Scottish Government has stepped up its battle against smoking by backing mandatory standardised...

Awards Profile – Symbol Store of the Year (Single)

Scottish Grocer caught up with Spar Renfrew owner Saleem Sadiq and Angie Gibson store manager after they won the Symbol Store of the Year (Single) last year.
Promotional image of Quality Street paper tubs featuring the tub and sweets from the tub against a purple background.

Nestlé trials paper Quality Street tubs

Confectionery giant Nestlé has unveiled its new paper tub trial for the Quality Street brand which will roll out exclusively to Tesco on a trial basis.
Pack shots of Whitley Neill gin including Original London Dry and Rhubarb & Ginger bottles.

UK votes for the top gin brand

Premium gin brand Whitley Neill has been voted as the number one gin brand in the UK, according to a new survey from Sevanta Brandvue.

DRS takes a step forward

Consultancy appointed for the UK's deposit return scheme roll-out.
Newspapers frozen carrier charge increases

No change to carriage cost

MENZIES has announced its newspaper carriage charges will remain the same until further notice.

Flaps coming down early

SCOTLAND’S small stores will have to follow the country’s supermarkets and cover up tobacco and related products from 6 April. But many of the country’s...
HeyGirls Scotmid

Supporting women

Scotmid has become the latest stockist of a revolutionary new brand that aims to tackle period poverty.
Symbol controller David Thomson has some big plans for Day-Today

Big changes to UWS retail offer

Symbol group controller Thomson has ambitious plans for Day-Today’s future
Two children play infront of a McColls store front

Morrisons snaps up McColl’s

Supermarket committed to retaining all existing staff MORRISONS has acquired McColl’s Retail Group, saving around 16,000 jobs in the process. Following a bidding war between Morrisons...
Juul at United Wholesale

Juul expands its retail reach

Scottish retailers can now get their hands on Juul vaping products across United Wholesale Scotland’s depots
Nisa has launched 'Pink Friday' to showcase the work its Making a Difference Locally charity does to help communities across the country.

Nisa charity launches ‘Pink Friday’

Nisa has launched Pink Friday to turn the spotlight from Black Friday retail bargains to the support its Making a Difference Locally charity provides to communities through retailers.

Online sales set to dominate vaping?

THE use of e-cigarettes and, in particular, vaping equipment and liquids is growing but traditional stores may find it difficult to compete for sales...
Fareshare Van

Director of food named

SIMON Millard has been appointed the new director of food at FareShare.