International Women’s Day – BAT
Scottish Grocer is highlighting some influential and inspiring women working across convenience retail to celebrate International Women's Day.
Menthol ban arrives
THE sale of menthol cigarettes will be banned from 20 May
Lottery sales up £158m
NATIONAL Lottery sales in the first six months of operator Camelot’s trading year were almost £3.47bn, an increase of £158m on the same period...
Health lead at Filshill
JW FILSHILL has appointed a new health and safety manager
Discounter delivers
Aldi is trialling on-demand grocery delivery for the first time in the UK, thanks to a new partnership with Deliveroo
Golden worker
Addo Food Group has been celebrating the 50th work anniversary of a colleague at its Palethorpes factory
Vape levy set to come in from April 2026
UK Government has announced a string of new regulations on vaping products in an effort to clamp down on the trade of illicit vapes.
Awards profile – Chilled retailer of the year 2016
Winner McLeish, Inverurie
Chilled Retailer of the Year 2016
Sponsored by: Kerryfresh, Scotty Brand and McIntosh of Strathmore
Winner details
Size: 1500 sq ft - Symbol: KeyStore Staff:...
Dreaming of a gin Christmas
GIN in teacups is no longer the preserve of the secret tippler in prohibition Chicago. Super premium brand Hendrick’s has a gift pack, called...
Food bucks the trends
SCOTTISH food sales continue to buck the overall trend in retail, according to the latest SRC-KPMG retail sales monitor
Margiotta goes Nisa
INDEPENDENT Edinburgh retailer Margiotta Food and Wine has moved to Nisa from Costcutter.
The seven stores in the group will now be supplied by Nisa,...
Snappy support for NHS
Snappy Shopper has teamed up with NHS Staff Benefits to offer discounts on shopping baskets for NHS staff members with a grocery shop for as little as £1.
Bru kicks off new deal
IRN-BRU is the official soft drink of Scottish football for the sixth year running.
This season the AG Barr brand is backing the Scottish...
BoE paper fivers finished
English five-pound note loses legal tender status
PAPER five-pound notes circulated by the Bank of England expire tomorrow (5 May) marking the last day on...
PMP solutions for snack times
Making the most out of your store’s PMP snacks section means offering a variety of options to suit consumers’ different shopping missions, say both KP Snacks and Rose Marketing.
More change on the way – SGF Conference 2013
We check out two more of the presentations at this year’s SGF Conference – by Professor Leigh Sparks and Dr Colette Backwell
ECONOMICALLY things will...
