Value lines crash through target
SIX weeks after launching at the Musgrave trade show, SmartBuy, the new value range from Londis, had exceeded its pre-order target by 41%.
Londis...
Awards Profile – Symbol Store of the Year (Single)
Scottish Grocer caught up with Spar Renfrew owner Saleem Sadiq and Angie Gibson store manager after they won the Symbol Store of the Year (Single) last year.
ID proofs extended from next month
Overseas identity cards and armed forces documents added to list of acceptable evidence for age-restricted products
EUROPEAN national identity cards, Biometric UK Residents Permits and...
Inflation refuses to budge
The annual rate of inflation has refused to budge below 4% for the third month in a row as meat products costs push up overall prices.
JTI RYO silver goes to value
JTI is moving its B&H Silver Roll Your Own brand into the value sector with a new lower price point. As of last month,...
Call to cut meat intake
UK Government advisory group the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has recommended taxes on meat and dairy – if consumption of these categories does not decline.
Change at Co-op group
There is a new man at the top of Co-operative Federal Retail and Trading Services
Forecourt retail ‘flourishing in face of adversity’
Petrol Retailers Association boss Gordon Balmer has been explaining why the forecourt retail sector is a thriving and vital part of the convenience channel.
New date for DRS
A NEW date has been set for Scotland’s proposed deposit return scheme.
Scottish Government minister for circular economy and co-leader of the Scottish Greens Lorna...
Happy Holidays from the Scottish Grocer
The team at the Scottish Grocer would like to wish you and the whole team a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Spar Scotland retailers who put community first
Long-standing Spar Scotland independent operators Susan Hutchison and son Ryan have been sharing insights into what makes their business so successful.
Support: what’s on offer for businesses
THE funding packages and reliefs available to retailers and other businesses has been changing on a near daily basis since early March.
Simple but effective
Paying attention to ‘traditional’ convenience categories
Scotmid raises over £280k for Maggie’s
Scotmid has raised an incredible £288,000 for Maggie's to support people with cancer and their family and friends.
Lomond lends a hand
GLASGOW-based wholesaler Lomond has joined forces with a music industry tour manager to deliver food and drink to frontline NHS staff in Scotland.
Ben Pomphrett,...
New head of trading
CJ Lang & Son has appointed Robbie Moore as its new head of trading.
