shopping trolley

Confidence has tanked

SHOPPER confidence has hit its lowest point on record, according to IGD.
Aldi’s futuristic Greenwich store.

Shop & Go at Aldi

ALDI is the latest supermarket to launch its first checkout-free store in London.

The fight goes on

Council committee votes for Aldi development despite hundreds of objections No retail assessment and housing need ignored, says city MSP Dennis and Linda say they’re...
Jisp's new wholesale loyalty solution works just like the Scan & Save app.

Jisp unveils wholesale rewards platform

Jisp, the award-winning technology solutions company behind the successful Scan & Save shopper app, has launched what it says is an industry-first wholesale loyalty and rewards platform for retailers.

Kitchen comforts

David Sands’ retail empire is growing once again with the opening of a new store in Falkirk. David’s Kitchen, as the name suggests, is...
Co-op app

Co-op trial for appy shoppers

SHOPPERS in a hurry could soon avoid the till all together in an initiative being trialled by the Co-op.
Tony Holmes has been appointed the wholesaler’s sales director

Restructure of Bestway team

IN a new restructure designed to drive further growth at Bestway Wholesale, Tony Holmes has been appointed the wholesaler’s sales director. Holmes (pictured), who joined...
Cans

A canny solution

Danish brewery launches new six pack in bid to tackle plastic waste
Frozen brocolli florrets

Frozen food offers high quality and value to consumers

Frozen food products are ideal to help consumers during the cost-of-living crisis, according to British Frozen Food Federation chief Ian Stone.
(Clockwise from top left) Retailers Majid, Brown, Rajak, and Dr. John Lee.

More harm than good

PROPOSALS to limit the advertising and promotion of vaping products in Scotland have come under fire from Scottish retailers.
open purse with pennies in it

Consumers cut back

SCOTTISH consumers are cutting back on discretionary spending according to the latest KPMG Scottish Retail Sales Monitor collected for the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC).
Broughton Market Edinburgh picked up the gong for Best New Store at the Scottish Grocer Awards 2022.

Awards Profile – Best New Store

Scottish Grocer caught up with Broughton Market Edinburgh owner Yommana Crombie and manager Wayne Anderson after the shop won the Best New Store honours at the 2022 Scottish Grocer Awards.
Fitting doors to store chillers can help cut electricity costs.

DoubleCool offers energy costs solution

Chiller door fitting firm DoubleCool has been spelling out the benefits to forecourt retailers of installing doors on their open chillers as they can reduce costs and improve the shopping environment.
An energy meter that has been damaged by an electric fire after it has been tampered with.

Dangers of meter tampering laid out by CrimeStoppers

Independent charity organisation CrimeStoppers has warned retailers about the dangers of energy meter tampering after seeing a rise of the illegal act.
Booker

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...
Ross Davison Kepak Consumer Foods

Sponsored: Kepak making the most of food to go

Food to go and the pandemic 2020 saw a rapid change in consumer behaviour, namely the shift to more home working.