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Time for retailers to act on environment

Scottish retailers that don’t back sustainability efforts will miss out, according to new consumer research from the Scottish Wholesale Association and TWC.
Fiona Shearer and Phil Knox have joined Nisa's Scottish team.

Nisa strengthens Scottish retail team

Convenience chain Nisa has enhanced its support for Scottish retailers with two new recruits to its retail development team in Scotland.

Leonard for VP

Day-Today controller takes on key SGF role THE Scottish Grocers Federation has announced the appointment of Mike Leonard as its new vice-president. With a wealth of...
UK and European flag at Westminster

Call for action ahead of Brexit deadline

Scotland's food and drink manufacturers and wholesalers have come together to sound the alarm over Brexit

Walker’s out on parade in NYC

Walker's Shortbread has donned its highland attire and celebrated the strength of the brand in America with a presence at the New York City Tartan Week.
Colin-Smith

SWA brings in Scottish producers

This year’s Scottish Wholesale Association conference will see the SWA team up with Scotland Food & Drink to launch a new producer exhibition
Lynn Jackson, head of UK off-trade – grocery & convenience at La Martiniquaise Bardinet.

Retail Game Changers: La Martiniquaise Bardinet

Scottish Grocer shines a spotlight on the Retail Game Changers and highlights those women making a real difference to the convenience channel.
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Cheers to beers and fine drams

Lesley Ann Gray, strategic lead for Scotland at market research company Kantar – which provides the listing of the top 50 Scottish non-alcohol brands in Scotland and the top 10 Scottish alcohol brands in Scotland, analyses the year for the leading Scottish brands in Scottish food and drink retailing.

Centenary celebration

IMPERIAL Tobacco is celebrating more than 100 years in the business with a limited-edition pack this month. The new design, printed on the external...
Company Shop in Renfrew interior

Surplus store opens doors

SCOTLAND’S first ‘redistribution supermarket’ has opened in Renfrew.
Scotland Food & Drink industry conference

All together for food and drink

Leading lights of the Scottish food and drink industry are set to come together in Edinburgh this month for the Scotland Food & Drink industry conference.
Newspapers

Newspaper supply chain in danger

Trade associations the NFRN and ACS have joined forces to raise concerns about the future of the newspaper supply chain.
Bread and bakery ingredients supplier CSM International says seeds and grain products take 13% of the bread market. The seeds and grains lines are growing in both value and volume, it adds.

Halfway houses – Bread and bakery breakdown

If you’re looking for a staple item you don’t have to look much farther than bread. Almost all of the UK population buys the product....
Lynne Ogg, head of membership & community engagement at Scotmid, stands holding a first aid kit next to Moyra Reid, head of marketing, communications and fundraising at St Andrew's First Aid and Daniel Handy. Moyra holds a placard with the Scotmid Co-op logo on it and Daniel holds a dummy used to perform CPR on.

Scotmid Co-op makes a life-saving donation to St Andrew’s First Aid

Scottish convenience retailer Scotmid Co-op has marked 10 years of partnership with St Andrew's First Aid with a generous £5,000 donation to the charity.
A retailers stands next to an Allwyn The National Lottery Wave terminal in his store.

Allwyn hits new milestone in Wave terminals rollout

The National Lottery operator Allwyn has hit its halfway milestone in the rollout of its new Wave terminals to UK convenience stores to provide a more streamlined service.

New directions – Sharif Touchshop Dunfermline

We ask some of Scotland’s young c-store retailers about their businesses and the key issues of the day. We’re looking for new generation retailers and...