Fined for flouting customers’ marketing wishes

Morrisons has been fined for breaking the law on how people’s personal information should be treated when sending marketing emails. An investigation by the Information...
Cover of the Lomond Taste of Scotland food guide

New Scottish produce guide

Lomond: The Wholesale Food Co has launched a new product brochure, Taste of Scotland Food Guide, championing its wide range of Scottish goods.
Nisa awards

Biggest ever dinner

NISA is gearing up for its biggest ever annual trade show this month after increasing the size of the exhibition
Amanda Casey

Health lead at Filshill

JW FILSHILL has appointed a new health and safety manager

Scotland’s top alcohol brands: 1. Tennent’s

Scottish Grocer puts the spotlight on the top Scottish take-home alcoholic drink brands in Scotland using the list compiled by Kantar, here taking a look at brand No.1 – Tennent's.
A group of locals help to open Portree Co-op in Skye with a novelty pair of scissors being used to cut the ribbon at the store's door.

Co-op reopens its store in Skye

Portree's Co-op Bank Street store has reopened on the Isle of Skye, following eight weeks of renovations to help transform the store.

The search is on

THE Scottish Grocer Awards entries are in and the first judging work is about to begin as we look for Scotland’s champion convenience retailers. ...

Bestway Batleys change on the cards

Wholesale operations under Bestway and Batleys have abolished  credit card charges across all the group’s trading platforms. There are now no charges for credit card...

Retailers’ own mind on ASH campaign

CAMPAIGN group Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) has urged small store retailers to consider whether they really need to sell tobacco. ASH claims to...
Post office store front

PO and DHL are perfect package

The Post Office is partnering with DHL Express to provide customers with a click-and-collect service.

Smokehead is out to rethink drinking

Smokehead whisky is out to reinvent the way we drink whisky by changing the shape of the glass after partnering with Blown Away winner Elliot Walker.

Facing a squeeze?

AT least one brand is called Innocent and, until recently, there were few bad things said about fruit juice. But things have changed and some...

Budget is passed

The Scottish Government passed its Budget through a key Holyrood vote, with a little help from the Greens

Iceland in reality TV push

FROZEN food retailer Iceland has its own mini reality TV series running as part of a major ads push. The group delivered shopping to three...

Convenience in brief | Spar, FareShare and Unitas

Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments at Spar, FareShare and Unitas' new Plan for Profit.
Kathryn Neil, programme director of the Healthy Living Programme, stands next to a child outside Spar Mastrick. Neil holds a bottle of water in each hand and the child holds a banana up to his mouth to look like a smile.

Seven Spar stores hit Premium status with Healthy Living Programme

Seven Spar Scotland stores have been awarded Premium Status from the Healthy Living Programme for their support in driving health across local areas.