Cheering up communities
Scotmid’s campaign to keep communities smiling during lockdown is back for a second time and has attracted the support of some Scottish celebs.
Spar at the door
SPAR UK has signed a deal with Deliveroo to offer delivery from all its Spar stores in Britain.
Cadbury kicks off Creme Egg activation
Mondelēz International is encouraging retailers to get inventive with their Cadbury Creme Egg displays this Easter in its new competition.
UEFA Euro 2024 build-up – CJ Lang & Son Ltd
Scottish Grocer highlights brands and convenience channel operators which are celebrating the UEFA Euro 2024 football tournament.
Lidl eyes up Scottish stores expansion
Discounter chain Lidl has announced plans to invest half a million pounds in its expansion plans, outlining potential new locations in Scotland in doing so.
One for the kids
SCOTTISH convenience multiple One-O-One has donated over £51,000 to charity partner Radio Clyde Cash for Kids.
Campaign backs local businesses
A NEW national campaign has been launched urging shoppers to support local businesses.
The Scotland Loves Local campaign kicks off today (20 July), encouraging consumers...
Landmark and Today’s merger gets green light
Landmark Wholesale and Today's Group are set to merge after members overwhelmingly backed a joint proposal from both buying groups' boards
The summer slush fund
Much of Scotland was hit by an early season heat wave. What was the in-store effect?
LAST month’s heatwave boosted demand for summer food...
The Co-op buys Nisa
Nisa retailers accept offer for buying group
NISA retailers have accepted The Co-op’s £143m offer to purchase the buying group.
After a summer of speculation over...
Boost for new year
THE Federation of Independent Retailers (NFRN) has praised JPI Media’s latest pro rata terms for newsagents.
On 27 December, the firm behind The Scotsman raised...
Unused shops rate hits 14.5%
MORE than one in seven of Scotland’s shops are empty, in a third of the country’s top towns seven out of 10 of empty...
Scottish Wholesale Association unveils new logo following annual conference
The Scottish Wholesale Association has unveiled its new logo design as the firm paid tribute to the hard work of food and drink wholesalers across the country.
Entries open for Scottish Grocer Awards 2025
Entries are now open for the Scottish Grocer Awards 2025 and you can find out all about the different categories and how to enter here.
Councils ignoring rate relief option
Few councils use powers to cut business rates
Insects to help cut emissions
Morrisons has announced it plans to introduce carbon neutral eggs this year.
