Derek Mackay

Rates system set to change

FINANCE secretary Derek Mackay has confirmed the Scottish Government plans to implement the Business Growth Accelerator policy
ManSurroundedBy Fruit

Too little, too late from Gov

THE UK government has come under fire from food and drink industry association Scotland Food & Drink, for its mishandling of the ongoing HGV driver shortage crisis.

Spar Scotland tradeshow success

CJ Lang's Spar Scotland Tradeshow made a successful return for 2023, celebrating some of the very best retailers in Scotland and provided some key insights.
Family values still remain at the hear of the famous Tunnock's Uddingston site.

Tunnock’s growth vision is un-wafer-ing

The Tunnock family have heavily invested in both the confectioner's staff and factory to help meet global demand, as Scottish Grocer discovered on a tour of the production plant.

Merry pension day

PAYPOINT, the payments services provider, says consumers across the UK topped up their gas or electricity prepayment meters at Paypoint more than 3.8m times...
The new Greens store in Dunblane.

Convenience in brief | Greens, PRA and PO news

Scottish Grocer takes a look at the Scottish convenience sector and brings together three news stories covering recent events.

Bring a boost with iced coffee options from Jimmy’s

Jimmy's Iced Coffee aims to bring an energetic boost to soft drinks sales in convenience with its range of sustainable iced coffee drinks.

Expanding challenge for tobacco

  VAPING retailer VPZ has opened four new Scottish shops and launched a vape clinic. The new sites are in Helensburgh, Port Glasgow, Castlemilk, and Glenrothes...
Image of a One Stop store.

One Stop offers solutions for convenience retail

Fascia group One Stop has set out the benefits of its offer to those retailers who are considering a switch of symbol this year.

Razzaq rolls out DRS in Blantyre

The RVM has been installed as part of a six-month trial

Sales set to shift

SCOTLAND’S tobacco display ban era begins this month when the supermarkets are required to hide tobacco products from 29 April. Other tobacco outlets will...

Head to the hills

Championing fresh produce, food to go and its partnerships with local butchers and bakers the fifth store for Eros Retail, Greens of Tillicoultry has...

Müller plans dairy closures

Milk giant consults on East Kilbride and Aberdeen as it announces major investment in Bellshill THE future of two Müller Milk & Ingredients plants in...
Orange Bowl Of Vegetables

Small lift for Scottish food

GROCERY had an uninspiring festive period in Scotland, according to sales figures for the five weeks to 28 December.

Health focus has helped category

Firms find premium soft drinks in ascendancy HEALTH has been high on the agenda for the soft drinks category in recent years with producers reformulating...
Scottish Parliament

Election: Parties set out retail stalls

SCOTLAND's political parties have unveiled a raft of policies aimed at revitalising the high street and supporting retailers – as the country prepares to...