We’re on the lookout for Scotland’s best
TODAY, with this copy of Scottish Grocer, get your Scottish Grocer Awards 2017 entry brochure and start preparing to be a part of Scotland’s...
Gala days for Spar in the Borders
ADAM Purves is a well-known name in the Borders. Established in 1879 as a blacksmith, the company moved into fuel and car sales, establishing...
Win a Lovely Drop with Guinness
Irish stout brand Guinness is set to give back to retailers and consumers alike with its new Lovely Drops digital platform offering a host of prizes to be won.
Jam tomorrow?
THE 1960s Glasgow folk classic the Jeely Piece Song described the difficulties of throwing a jam sandwich from the window of one of the...
Collaborate and we’ll innovate
Food manufacturers and others need to work together to find solutions for a new era’s challenges says Colette Backwell, director of the Scottish Food...
Discover a world of choice with Heineken
Bring the holidays back home this summer with Heineken UK's extensive range of global drinks options, spanning from Spain to Down Under.
A Lidl more planned
NEW store and relocation sites are on Lidl’s shopping list as the discounter continues to expand in Scotland.
More than 50 potential sites, stretching from...
All set for the party
IT’S very nearly time for the biggest night of the year for the Scottish convenience retailing industry – the Scottish Grocer Awards 2017.
After months...
A new leaf
The market for tea has been changing for some time now, and with sectors like green and fruit claiming more converts, along with coffee,...
Vape industry slams EU plans
POTENTIAL plans to ban flavoured e-liquids and increase controls on e-cigarettes in the EU would “undermine the public health potential of vaping”, according to...
Fruit still the flavour of NPD
SCiders take eight of top 10 drinks launches in 2015
What are you likely to be devoting more of your beer, wines and spirits shelf...
Support for local suppliers
The Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) has launched a new local sourcing project in a bid to engage its members with more Scottish producers
High street still struggling
Scotland's high streets continue to suffer under the weight of coronavirus restrictions, with retail sales markedly below 2019 levels.
Crackdown on illegal sale
GEEK Bar has taken swift action in its condemnation of the supply and sale of non-compliant and counterfeit disposable vape products.
Opinion split on DRS
Individuals and industry disagree on best way forward
The public wants it all, but industry strikes a more cautious tone according to analysis of the...
Post Office makes Payzone purchase
PAYZONE has been acquired by the Post Office in a deal that is expected to result in a combined network of close to 25,000...
