Forecourt sales worth £4bn

New ACS report shows petrol forecourt sector’s contribution to UK convenience retail industry A new report has highlighted the importance of forecourts to the UK’s...
The IQOS Iluma has overtaken the Marlboro cigarette brand for Philip Morris International.

Philip Morris pushes IQOS ahead of vape ban

Philip Morris Limited has been highlighting the firm's heat-not-burn IQOS Iluma device to convenience retailers ahead of the ban on disposable vapes.

Without warning

In the first of two articles examining the subject of cyber crime, Scottish Grocer examines the case of N&S Motors Ltd Jet Garage in...
Snappy Shopper app

Snappy plans to deliver jobs

Paypoint has paid £6.6m for a stake in the Dundee-based Snappy Group home delivery business.

Lucozade and Ribena head east

JAPANESE conglomorate Suntory Beverage & Food (SBF) has bought Lucozade and Ribena from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) for £1.35bn. Annual sales of the two brands were £500m...

MSPs to discuss MUP

MSPs are set to table a discussion on MUP on 6 February in a chamber meeting as media reports on a rise to the minimum set price to be announced this week.

Shearer joins flock

JIM Shearer has joined the team at Birds Eye Limited as the new marketing director for the UK & Ireland.
Cigarettes seized from a Glasgow wearhouse

Three face fraud charge

THREE men have been charged after more than four million illicit cigarettes were uncovered in a Glasgow warehouse

Barr fires 2014 starting pistol – commemorative can launch

THE commercial build-up to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games has started with AG Barr’s launch of the first in a series of commemorative Irn-Bru...

Thrills attached to Seabrook packs

Crisp brand teams up with theme park .
Cadbury chocolate bars with The Big Win Win promotion packaging

Getting on to a winner

Mondelez International has launched a campaign giving consumers and their local independent retailers the chance to win matching cash prizes.

The Co-op swoops in on Nisa

Nisa board grants The Co-op period of exclusivity ahead of potential offer The Co-op has moved into pole position in the race to acquire Nisa...
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Which way Scotland?

Scotland’s referendum on independence is only a few months away. Today we begin our look at points of the Scottish Government’s White Paper of...

Funds for retailers

SCOTTISH Government retail minister Tom Arthur MSP has been urging independent retailers to tap into an £80m support fund.

Lees lands a lucrative listing

Confectionery manufacturer Lees of Scotland has secured its third listing with high street retailer Marks and Spencer.

Tesco and Booker have become one

Shareholder vote marks completion of merger