TV presenter Georgie Thompson gets the Scottish Grocer Awards 2014 under way at Glasgow’s Hilton Hotel.

Star qualities shine on

IT’S always a great night but the 2014 presentation of the Scottish Grocer Awards turned out to be one of the best ever. An audience...
Promotional image between Mogu Mogu juice and K-Pop band Seventeen.

Mogu Mogu kickstarts partnership with K-Pop stars

Soft drinks brand Mogu Mogu has announced a partnership with K-Pop sensation Seventeen, offering prizes to be won through a major campaign.
Total food sales in Scotland grew by 4% year on year in June. Like-for-likes were up only 0.2% but that was better than the figure achieved at the same time last year. All categories of food were said to be up.

Sunshine days see sales soar

Some like it hot as Scotland beats inflation and zooms ahead of UK average to return best growth in two years HOT weather and a...
Image of the front of the Spar Scotland trade show tent with vans parked outside.

CJ Lang strengthens supplier relationships

Bosses at CJ Lang & Son have highlighted the strength of its supplier relationships following on from virtual business briefing sessions.

Scotmid gives backing to craft soda start-up

SCOTMID Co-operative has invested in new company The Start-Up Drinks Lab.

Donations appeal

Post Office has joined forces with the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) to help raise funds for its ongoing Coronavirus appeal
Two people stand outside Go Local Dumbarton Road holding a pair of novelty scissors at the store's door to mark the opening of the location.

Glasgow’s first Go Local store opens its doors

Go Local, the symbol group operated by Parfetts, has opened its first store in the Glasgow area with experienced retailer Nathalie Fullerton.
The electric forklift trucks at United Wholesale (Scotland).

Convenience in Brief | UWS, Angelic and Cottage Delight news

Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that provide insights to convenience retailers about UWS and products from Angelic and Cottage Delight.
Shelf of pastries

FTG back in growth

FOOD to go is bouncing back, with new research suggesting the category will exceed 2019 turnover figures.
Extracts from FOI letters to Scottish Grocer

Industry rails against ScotGov’s DRS plan

Implementation group members highly critical of proposals

Convenience is the future

COFFEE supplier Tchibo Coffee reckons convenience stores can be the new forecourts when it comes to strong coffee-to-go growth. The firm said it has seen...

Aiming for an extra challenge

CONVENIENCE retailing entrepreneur Harris Aslam has set his sights on a new challenge, with plans to open a new store at the site of...

Morrisons Daily appoints Henderson Tech

Morrisons Daily has signed up to a five year deal with technology firm Henderson Technology to provide its EDGEPoS system to its stores across the UK.

A meaty offer from Lomond

Glasgow-based wholesaler Lomond: The Wholesale Food Co has launched a line of own-label products.
milk, convenience stores, c-stores,

How low can it go?

A few years ago newspapers carried the story that discounted beer prices in the main supermarkets meant that the drink was in some cases...

Promotions hit an 11 year low

SPENDING on supermarket promotions has hit its lowest level in 11 years, consumer insight firm Nielsen has revealed, with deals generating 26% of all...