Business groups’ plea for rates relief in Scottish Budget
Members from across convenience have sent a co-signed letter to Scotland's finance secretary urging for rates relief on retail stores in the Scottish Budget.
Minister praises c-stores at ScotHot
Scottish Government Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon has highlighted the importance of convenience retail in boosting Scotland's food and drink industry as she attended ScotHot25.
Former ambassador to be whisky leader
DIPLOMAT David Frost is to be the new chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association. He will take over from Gavin Hewitt at...
Elaine’s back to relaunch Motherwell
STAGE and screen star Elaine C Smith returned home to launch the new look of the shopping centre she used as a teenager.
Elaine who...
Intelligence key to fighting crime
Sharing resources and knowledge top of the agenda at Retailers Against Crime conference
Mars recalls Galaxy crumble
MARS Chocolate UK is recalling Galaxy Cookie Crumble 114g bars with the batch code PB21, PB22 or PB23 and the best before date 16/08/15....
Retail leads on property values
RETAIL outlets including c-stores and forecourts were among the star performers on the business sales scene last year. And despite a number of challenges...
Stocks running out say stores
STOCKS of price-marked packs of cigarettes are already running low, according to retailers.
Just a month on from the introduction of the EU Tobacco Products...
Co-op adds DRS to its line up
Deposit return will be making an appearance at one of Scotland’s biggest music festivals this summer .
Time to turn and fascia the change
After a whirlwind 2018 for wholesalers it’s a good time to reassess what’s on offer
Awards Profile – Employee of the Year 2021
Scottish Grocer caught up with Tanya Wilson, store manager at Spar Eastriggs and winner of Employee of the Year at the 2021 Scottish Grocer Awards.
Morrisons is on a veg push
Morrisons has launched an all-British veg box offering eight different seasonal vegetables for £5.
Frozen sales bounce back
STRONG sales of ice cream, meat, poultry and niche vegetables have helped frozen foods recover from last year’s horsemeat scandal. According to Kantar Worldpanel,...
Stores pay the price
PayPoint says ‘Let’s talk’ but refuses to move on commission cuts as profit jumps 9%
PAYMENTS services firm PayPoint says it will discuss options with...
RVM boss has eye on c-stores
Envipco president Robert Lincoln talks DRS
Exasperation over DRS chaos
Scotland's convenience channel leaders have been speaking up as the future of the proposed Deposit Return Scheme hangs in the balance.
