Highland Spring brings the eco route to entice shoppers

Shouting out about the environmental benefits of brands will help entice more convenience consumers, according to Highland Spring.
Dennis Forsyth, owner of KeyStore Stranrear, stands next to The National Lottery play station in store.

KeyStore retailer pockets £10k from National Lottery

Dennis Forsyth, store owner at KeyStore Stranrear, has scooped up a top prize of £10k as part of The National Lottery's Site, Stock, Sell programme.
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New faces join SGF

The Scottish Grocers’ Federation has welcomed three new staff members to the team and promoted Luke McGarty to the association’s top policy job.
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PayPoint Booker pairing

PAYMENTS and EPOS system provider PayPoint has announced new features for Booker retailers.
Asda has opened 21 new Express convenience stores in recent weeks.

Convenience in brief | Asda, Aldi and SGF news

Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from Asda, Aldi and the Scottish Grocers' Federation.

The scale of Scotland’s illicit vape trade

A new report has found that nearly 16,000 illicit vape devices were seized in Scotland last year, highlighting the scale of the illegal trade in the country.

Support is blooming

SCOTMID Uddingston has been supporting green-fingered community groups to mark the launch of its Caulders Garden Centre pop-up shop.
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SGF takes to the stage

RETAILER representative group the Scottish Grocers Federation held its 2014 national conference last month at the National Stadium, Hampden Park in Glasgow. Around 160 delegates...

Victims speak out on Horizon

A PUBLIC inquiry into the Post Office’s Horizon computer system scandal held its first public hearings last month.
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Awards nod for retail trial

Envipco has made it onto the Vibes Awards shortlist in recognition of its work with Scottish retailers .
Faisal Sattar, chief executive at MHouse, sits behind a desk with an Apple Mac laptop on it.

MHouse takes a deeper focus on retailer experience

Faisal Sattar lays out the new products on offer from MHouse, highlighting the flexibility of choice on offer for his customers.
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Accelerating EPOS

Henderson Technology has scooped up a new retail partnership in Lanarkshire.

Specials rise as core tea slows

TEA is a long-established favourite in British homes. That’s as  true in Scotland as elsewhere in the UK, although there are some differences, particularly...
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Barr sales bounce back

IRN-BRU maker AG Barr said the final quarter of its financial year had seen renewed sales momentum after a third quarter where performance had...
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A strong format is key to success

Nisa brings food to go and chilled to the fore .

Scotmid reveals new CEO

Scotmid has announced that Karen Scott will take over as chief executive at the firm making her the society's first ever female CEO.