RaceTrack Pitstop opens new store
Central belt retail chain Premier RaceTrack Pitstop has opened a new store in Wishaw which bosses believe showcases where the future of convenience retail lies.
Fashion not food grows ahead of festivities
THERE was every sign that it was going to be a late Christmas for Scotland’s food retailers when the final Scottish Retail Consortium/KPMG Scottish...
Small businesses will need more time for DRS
Adam Hardie, head of food and drink at Johnston Carmichael, chartered accountants and business advisers, looks at DRS
New blood at newsagents
SPECIALIST business property adviser Christie & Co has brokered the sale of Millar’s Newsagents in Bonnyrigg
Nisa show presentations make the difference
CHILDREN, cancer patients and the elderly were the latest groups to benefit from Nisa generosity when the wholesaler and symbol group organiser’s Making A...
Sweet but slowing
Scots are famous for having a sweet tooth but Kantar Worldpanel’s Mark Thomson’s analysis suggests the nation is after pudding promos
THE take-home desserts category,...
Sell more drinks? Yes we can
THIRSTY Brits have boosted sales of beverage cans across the UK according to trade body the Can Makers. The industry delivered over 9.5bn empty...
Dance for cash
INDUSTRY charity GroceryAid raised over half a million pounds at its annual gala ball, which moved to a new home in London.
Educating youngsters about healthy breakfasts
The SGF Healthy Living Programme's Welby Big Breakfast events at primary schools across Scotland are a great way to educate children about healthier meal choices. Scottish Grocer caught up with the team at a recent event supported by Weetabix.
Taylors Snacks boss inspired by amazing Grace
The managing director of Taylors Snacks has told how he's been inspired by a 10-year-old girl's plea to make the firm's Haggis & Cracked Black Pepper crisps available all year round.
Scotmid solid in face of cost hike
Annual results positive amid increases
BAT moves forward with a new vigour following disposable ban
Susanna de Lesu delivers solutions from BAT following on from the disposable vape ban to help reassure retailer customers.
SGF warns budget will cost c-stores millions
The SGF has warned rises in employer costs from the UK Government's budget will leave retailers across Scotland massively out of pocket.
Sweet return for wholesaler
CONFECTIONERY wholesaler Hancocks has reopened its Glasgow depot in accordance with social distancing guidelines
Bestway aid is flown in to Pakistan
Bestway Group has teamed up with Virgin Atlantic to deliver more than 20 tonnes of medicine to help the Pakistan flooding victims.
We’ll reconsider shopworker law
Parties tell SGF hustings that Holyrood could look again at parity with emergency services for offences against store staff
CALLS for shop workers to be...








































