Drink to success – Day-Today Wallyford

Awards profile - Best Soft Drinks Outlet of the Year ‘COMMUNITY’ is a word you will hear often if you spend any time with Mohammed...
Puffin and doors to distillery

A tale to tell

Malcolm Waring, distillery manager at Old Pulteney, believes the key to selling good whisky is having a tale to tell.
Politician With Signs

Crime continues to plague retail sector

CONVENIENCE stores in Scotland continue to be badly affected by retail crime, according to the latest report from the Scottish Grocers Federation.

Only while stocks last

Small packs enter their final year and plain packs move closer. What happens now and what decisions do retailers have to make? It isn’t unusual...
This year's Checkout Scotland will see Example, B*witched and The Supernaturals take to the stage.

Scottish efforts to boost GroceryAid

Scottish supporters of GroceryAid are stepping up their efforts to raise money for the charity with three big activities – starting with the Checkout Scotland event.
KeyStore retailers benefit from Filshill's new Westway HQ, says chief sales and marketing officer Craig Brown.

Our people make a real difference, says JW Filshill

JW Filshill’s move to its purpose-built HQ at Westway Park, near Glasgow Airport, has massively improved its ability to do business – but it is the KeyStore wholesaler's people who distinguish it from its rivals, say bosses.

A new style of retailing

From full-blown franchise store solutions, to parcel collections services, local dry-cleaning hook-ups, and opportunities to add a post office to a shop there are...
Product shots representing brands who have ranked in the top 20 FMCG brands in Scotland.

Top 20 FMCG brands in Scotland 2024

Market research firm Kantar has found the top 20 FMCG brands in Scotland that have been most chosen by Scottish consumers for the 2023 calendar year.
hands rolling a cigarette

Over half have bought illegal tobacco

Over half of all smokers in Scotland have purchased illegal tobacco products, new research conducted by JTI has revealed

Lights, camera, c-store

A Stirling store took centre stage for the launch of a new cookery challenge series on BBC Scotland.

Asda heads sponsorship at Scotland Food & Drink event

Major supermarket chain Asda has been announced as the headline sponsor for Scotland Food & Drink's inaugural Excellence Summit event.

Scotmid celebrates third year of growth

Turnover and profits both up at co-operative society

HLP is out delivering messages

The Healthy Living Programme has been taking its healthy cooking and wellbeing advice on the road to keep people well informed on the charity's work.

PayPoint soars to 12,000 tills in Co-op branches

THE Co-operative Food has quadrupled the number of stores with PayPoint facilities and now offers the service in almost 12,000 branches across the UK....
Rugby Union players Emma Wassell and Sam Skinner both drink from Highland Spring bottles in the middle of Murrayfield Stadium.

Highland Spring champions Scottish Rugby

Scottish bottled water brand Highland Spring has announced a new two-year partnership of Scottish Rugby to encourage healthy hydration through the sport.
Laura Morrison

Employment law set for changes

We now have a new UK government, the first single-party government for five years. In terms of employment regulations what could be in store? What...