The Glasgow depot has reopened with social distancing measures in place.

Sweet return for wholesaler

CONFECTIONERY wholesaler Hancocks has reopened its Glasgow depot in accordance with social distancing guidelines

Convenience in brief | PayPoint, the Fed, SRC

Scottish Grocer highlights three stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from PayPoint, the Fed and the Scottish Retail Consortium.
Lynne Ogg, head of membership & community engagement at Scotmid, stands holding a first aid kit next to Moyra Reid, head of marketing, communications and fundraising at St Andrew's First Aid and Daniel Handy. Moyra holds a placard with the Scotmid Co-op logo on it and Daniel holds a dummy used to perform CPR on.

Scotmid Co-op makes a life-saving donation to St Andrew’s First Aid

Scottish convenience retailer Scotmid Co-op has marked 10 years of partnership with St Andrew's First Aid with a generous £5,000 donation to the charity.

Food to go sales ready to soar

IGD expects on-the-go snacks and drinks to hit £16bn FOOD to go is one of the fastest-growing categories in food and drink retailing – in...
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Fresh foods rise for Nisa

WHOLESALER Nisa says sales to its store owner customers of fruit, vegetables and meat have soared since the launch of its fresh produce service...

Rons joins tech team

TLM Technologies has appointed Jonathan Rons as its head of convenience.
Nicola Sturgeon walking across stage with SNP in large letters

We’ll still push for our causes

Convenience and grocery industry leaders have vowed to continue to fight their corner with whoever becomes First Minister at the end of the month.

SGF talks tax at No 10

Minister says give us your online competition ideas ONLINE grocery shopping and its effect on convenience retailing headed the agenda when the Scottish Grocers Federation...

Gearing up for Awards

Preparations are well under way for the Scottish Grocer Awards 2023.

Goal scored for Snappy

Home delivery app Snappy Shopper has reported hitting 50 million products sold through its app.
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Retail parks charge ahead

ELECTRIC vehicle charging network Osprey Charging has entered into a partnership with real estate firm Ediston that will see the firm install rapid charging points across its portfolio of retail warehouse sites in the UK.
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DRS debate rages on at Holyrood

Industry experts raise concerns with proposed scheme
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Kids demand fun at lunch

CHILDREN are reclaiming lunchtime with flavour and convenience top of their wish lists according to Bel UK which says it is responding with an...
Dawood Pervez, managing director at Bestway Wholesale, stands in the middle of a wholesale aisle.

Bestway acquires Dee Bee Wholesale

Major UK wholesaler Bestway Wholesale has announced the acquisition of family-run wholesaler Dee Bee Wholesale as part of its strategic growth plans.
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Scottish shoplifting on the up

Shoplifting in Scotland is now at the highest level for a decade, after rising by 7% in the last year.
Representatives from Asco Foods and Vitasoy sit at a table signing a new distribution deal between the two firms.

Asco Foods gains distribution for Vitasoy

Asian products distributor Asco Foods has been chosen as the UK & Ireland distributor for the Hong Kong soy-based drinks brand Vitasoy.
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