Passion for local produce is one of three pillars at the heart of the branding.

Spar takes joy in celebrating local

SPAR has launched a new UK-wide brand positioning that celebrates all things local. ‘The Joy of Living Locally’ brand positioning launched in Spar stores last month, with support across digital communication channels.
Group shot of the winners at the Scottish Wholesale Association Achievers Awards 2025.

Wholesale success at the SWA Achievers Awards

Excellence in service and innovation in the Scottish wholesale sector was recognised by the Scottish Wholesale Association's Achievers Awards ceremony.
Lauren Low Asda

Asda hero of the year

A SCOTTISH employee has beaten competition from across the UK at the Proud to be Asda awards.
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Booker in £11m voucher push

BOOKER’S annual ‘Thank You’ event, this year on 4 – 10 February 2015 includes a voucher programme where 60,000 retailers have been mailed a...
Beano annual 2015

Beano takes top spot

THE Beano was number one selling annual at Christmas 2014, said its publisher DC Thomson. With sales worth more than £1m at retail price it...
Spar Halbeath's Barista Bar section with balloons to help celebrate Spar's 20th instalment of the coffee bar across its company stores.

Spar brews up a Barista Bar celebration

Spar Scotland marked the installation of 20 Barista Bar services on 21 June with an hour of free hot drinks and a party in Spar Halbeath.
Richard Pennycook

Pennycook confirmed at Co-op

RICHARD Pennycook has been announced as the new group chief executive of the Co-operative Group. He was previously interim group chief executive. The news came as...
Asim Sarwar of United Wholesale (Scotland) will become the youngest-ever president of the Scottish Wholesale Association at its conference this month.

Sarwar in hot seat at wholesale group

THERE’S a new man at the top of Scotland’s wholesale industry representative organisation. Asim Sarwar is the youngest-ever president of the Scottish Wholesale Association. The...
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Mobile message takes Spar to 18-44 group

SYMBOL store group Spar launched its first major mobile marketing initiative last month with mobile device-related coupon activity that tied into its new TV...

E-cig laws an ‘opporunity’

EUTPD regulations will improve market for convenience retailers, predicts e-cig producer THE e-cigarettes market is about to get much simpler. That’s the view of manufacturer...
Morrisons was the big loser among the giant grocers over the Christmas period. Kantar Worldpanel’s total till roll figures showed it down 1% on the previous year. Nielsen had it down 2%. Morrisons own figures showed its like-for-like sales down 5.6%.

Giants in bleak Christmas

Multiple and indie c-stores sales up as supermarkets falter CHRISTMAS brought a degree of trading joy for convenience stores and good results for discounters...

Hot food meets cool refreshment: boost your winter sales with Carlsberg Britvic’s on-the-go soft...

Colder weather brings a golden opportunity to boost sales, and the secret lies in pairing your hot food offering with the nation’s favourite on-the-go soft drinks.

Business as usual say tobacco firms

BACK in June, just a few months into the tobacco display ban, Scottish Grocer found that some Scottish retailers had spotted opportunities to manage...
Photograph shows the inside of a nightclub with a disco ball on the roof

Striking the right chords

Hundreds of retailers, suppliers and store staff gathered in Glasgow last month for a new festival Checkout Scotland in support of GroceryAid Scotland.
A person stands in a kitchen cooking food in a pot.

Don’t let good food go to waste

Scottish Grocer has partnered with FareShare Scotland for the third year running with the return of its annual food bank collection campaign.

Travel tickets deal

Card payment solutions provider Payzone has secured a contract with coach and long-distance bus operator National Express Coach