Time to speed cards change

• Euro moves welcome but credit card charges can still wipe out fuel profit • Figures errors show predatory fuel pricing threats have to be...
Crimestoppers

More crimes are reported

Independent charity Crimestoppers has received a record number of reports from across Scotland in the last 12 months.

Taste of Spain in Edinburgh

Foods and Wines Spain is set to host the Taste Spain Edinburgh, showcasing the strength and versatility of products from the country.

Funding for new distillery

Construction will begin this year on a new distillery 30 miles west of Glasgow

Vacancies in decline

BUSINESSES are returning to Scottish high streets, according to the latest shop vacancy report from the Scottish Retail Consortium

GroceryAid aims to inspire

GROCERYAID’s Scottish committee is inviting retailers, store colleagues, friends and family to join the industry charity for a digital event on Tuesday (2 March). The...
The tobacco display ban is six months away. The tobacco giants are beginning work on their gantry alteration programmes.

Set for dark days

THE UK’s largest tobacco companies are stepping up efforts to prepare c-stores for the dark market. With six months left till the introduction of the...

Tesco slammed in adjudicator report

SUPERMARKET and multiple convenience store giant Tesco treated its suppliers in ways that were a serious breach of the industry code, the Groceries Code...

All pumped up after a revamp

FORECOURT retailer John Sommerville has joined forces with symbol group Mace to revamp his Bathgate store. Taking the reins of a site he operated for...
Lamb, the stir-fry of champions

Lamb, the stir-fry of champions

SCOTTISH lamb should be on every shopping list. That’s the message from Quality Meat Scotland’s new campaign, launched last month by champion curler Eve...

Funds fuel expansion

A SCOTTISH vermouth maker has secured £120,000 worth of investment through a crowd funding campaign. Tait Bros successfully secured the funds through a campaign for...

Lockdown for granite city

Aberdeen was just emerging from the first temporary lockdown to be imposed on a Scottish city as Scottish Grocer went to press, which forced the on-trade sector to close down
Kensitas Club cigarettes

Back to its roots

SCOTTISH cigarette brand Club is getting a makeover complete with a new name, lower RRP and the launch of a new format.

Still on the rise

IT’S a good time to be a gin maker – or a gin drinker – in Scotland. The juniper and aromatics flavoured spirit has...
Ben advert

Mental health help

Licensed trade benevolent charity The Ben has launched a new campaign focused on mental health

Royal Mile newsagent sets Scottish ‘record’

The sale of a newsagent in Edinburgh has set a potential Scottish record for commercial property. The 258 sq ft premises at 499 Lawnmarket, in...