Hello honey monster – sweet spreads
WHEN it comes to choosing what to spread on our toast, we Scots want jam today, and perhaps other things tomorrow – especially honey...
Rocking retailers
MOVE over TRNSMT, the team at GroceryAid is bringing a big music event to Glasgow, with all monies raised being used to fund the charity’s work supporting industry colleagues.
Charging for cups
Retailers who have coffee machines in their store may soon have to charge customers who take a single-use cup.
Pulling power of transformation
Scottish Grocer speaks to Post Office network transformation project director Neil Ennis
BRITAIN’S Post Office network has been going through a remarkable transformation and c-stores...
PayPoint adds Covid test service
PAYPOINT retailers can now offer lateral flow Covid testing kits to returning travellers through a new partnership with healthcare firm Randox.
The partnership allows travellers...
Spar digs deep to help charity
Spar Scotland and CJ Lang have celebrated another successful year of supporting charities and community initiatives.
Retail Game Changers: Mondelēz International
Scottish Grocer shines a spotlight on the Retail Game Changers and highlights those women making a real difference to the convenience channel.
Industry vital to food safety
Whatever happens in September’s independence referendum Scotland will have a new body tasked with ensuring the safety of the country’s food.
THE Food (Scotland)...
A start to changes for inflation?
Overall inflation is showing signs of dropping, providing some hopeful signs for the future. However, food prices remain stubbornly high.
Retailers urged to review cigar range
Scandinavian Tobacco Group is offering advice to convenience retailers about how they can get the most value out of the cigar category.
Festive rewards
THE Post Office has launched its first ever loyalty scheme for users of its Drop & Go parcel service.
Village Post Office is a family affair
A FAMILY making their first foray into convenience retailing has brought Post Office services back to the village of Allanton, North Lanarkshire.
Reasons to party
WHOLESALERS from across Scotland were celebrating success last month at a gala ceremony in the Sheraton Grand, Edinburgh.
Top 50 Scottish Brands 2021: Pandemic winds continue to blow
Questions remain, but some categories are still benefitting from lockdown trends
Smaller supermarkets gaining market share
Are the big four on the decline?
Thanks for the service
THE boss of one of Scotland’s main confectionery manufacturers, a long-standing newsagent and retailer and two men often said to have kick-started the UK’s...
