Awards Profile – Independent Retailer of the Year 2022
The final profile for the Scottish Grocer Awards 2022 saw us catching up with our Independent Retailer of the Year – Premier Cupar Store – and discussing the importance of keeping the customer happy.
Co-op chief in £1m payoff
FORMER Co-operative Group chief executive Euan Sutherland, who resigned from his role after 10 months in the job, is to receive £1m, his basic...
Cable aims for NMW increase
Convenience retail trade groups say don’t play politics with our sector
POLITICIANS should keep their hands off the National Minimum Wage. That’s the message from...
Tackling fake vapes
ALL Geek Bar products are to include leaflets detailing anti-counterfeit measures.
Everything included in Scotland’s DRS
No automatic exemptions, glass included and a 20p deposit .
Getting a head start
Retailers Dennis and Linda Williams explain what they have been doing to prepare for the arrival of Aldi
Broadway Convenience Store Premier retailers Dennis and Linda...
Convenience in brief | Allwyn, FDF Scotland, Christie & Co
Scottish Grocer highlights three stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from Allwyn, FDF Scotland and Christie & Co.
Police say sorry to Buckfast
POLICE Scotland has apologised to the distributor of Buckfast tonic wine J Chandler & Company for actions Strathclyde Police took last year in a...
Sarwar takes SGF role
UNITED Wholesale Scotland MD Asim Sarwar is set to take on a whole new set of duties following his appointment as the new vice-president...
Scottish flavours popular with shoppers
The consumer appetite for authentic Scottish food remains insatiable for many across the country, reckons Grant's Foods, and this spells good news for retailers with the upcoming Burns Night celebrations.
Scottish Government and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service launches Firework Safety campaign
New fireworks campaign is launched by the Scottish Government and Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
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.
On the wine road
GROCERY industry charity The Grocer Company of Glasgow has branched out to support students on an important wine course.
The charity, founded in 1789 by...
French coop buys Aston Manor Cider
ASTON Manor Cider, the firm behind Frosty Jack’s and Kingstone Press, has been purchased by French farming and food cooperative Agrial.
In a statement, Aston...
Off sales still permitted
THE Scottish Government has confirmed there are no restrictions on the types of goods retailers can sell to their customers during the coronavirus crisis
JTI sets ambitious environment target
JTI has committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
