Express plans for convenience
ASDA has announced its ambitious plans to open 300 new Asda Express stores by 2026, creating 10,000 jobs in the process.
Shaking up convenience
Premium milkshake firm reckons the convenience channel will be a key area to drive up premium sales, especially for its own range.
Unitas NPD for free
WHOLESALER buying group Unitas has launched a free stock offer for its retailer customers
Counting the cost of Brexit
Remaining competitive a top priority for retailers
A month on from the UK’s vote to leave the EU industry voices have lined up to express...
United for the future in retail
It's been another strong year for United Wholesale Grocers (UWG) Ltd as the firm looks to the future of the convenience industry.
Crime ‘a scourge’ on Scottish retail
Scottish convenience retailers have painted a grip picture of soaring in-store theft, abuse and violent offences in the latest SGF Crime Survey.
A West End debut
Opened in November last year, the family-owned Shop Local in Byres Road is something new for Glasgow’s West End – and something new from...
A mental health lifeline
Carling has joined forces with suicide prevention charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) in a bid to increase access to mental health services
Retailers at risk on youth sales
JUST over half of Scotland’s retailers are challenging young adult customers for ID when purchasing cigarettes, the latest report from the Responsible Tobacco Retailing...
A day in the life – ride along with CJ Lang
Scottish Grocer hits the road with CJ Lang driver John Howie
DELIVERIES are crucial to the convenience industry, with disruption leading to the kinds of...
Pay hikes not sustainable
Retailer groups say proposed NLW increases will cut staff totals
PLANNED increases to the National Living Wage could be unsustainable, convenience retail bodies have warned.
The...
MHouse announces next gen technology product suite
Retail tech innovations firm MHouse has announced its will unveil a new brand identity and showcase its new suite of retail tech products at NCS 2025.
Food prices spark alarm
Industry experts have voiced concerns after food inflation hit its highest rate in over 45 years, according to official data.
The tobacco of tomorrow
In the second Convenience Conversation of 2019, Scottish Grocer invited a group of retailers and brand representatives to Glasgow to discuss the opportunities and challenges posed by the tobacco category. How can stores stay on top of a constantly evolving market?
Lomond snaps up Hall’s Direct
CONVENIENCE sector wholesaler Hall’s Direct has been snapped up by Lomond – The Wholesale Food Co in a deal which will see the two...
No deal Brexit brings big costs
Importers would be hit by red tape and tariffs
