Selected for One Stop

One Stop has launched its new Selected by Tesco range across its stores.

Ready and thrilling

New flavours, formats and designs aim to keep RTDs, cocktails and spirit beers on trend FOR the young adult consumer, innovation is key – be...
Tanya Wilson winning employee of the year receiving her award

Awards Profile – Employee of the Year 2021

Scottish Grocer caught up with Tanya Wilson, store manager at Spar Eastriggs and winner of Employee of the Year at the 2021 Scottish Grocer Awards.
As competition intensifies,many symbol stores are likely to seek something that sets them apart from the c-stores of the supermarket giants. Branded food companies like Subway have been keen to sign up symbol store retailers as franchisees. Specialist retail research company him! found one in three consumers in its survey said a branded food operation would encourage them to visit a store more often.

Symbols set to change?

Much of the news on the symbol sector is still very positive. Forecasts for future trading and market share are robust. But symbol-branded shops...

Black Friday fails to boost food

• Footfall jumps as deep discount offers attract shoppers • But food and drink registers seventh straight decline THE number of people visiting stores in Scotland increased in...
Appy Shop app

An appy year ahead

ONLINE shopping platform Appy Shop has announced it is teaming up with EPOS and service provider TSG UK.

Lottery backs track and field

Cash support for sports and wildlife CAMELOT has been highlighting the range of support offered by the National Lottery Heritage fund – from international sports...
sandwich cooler

Fund for food to go

FOOD to go has gained government support following a commitment by cabinet secretary Fergus Ewing to create a new £250,000 capital investment programme

Reshaping the spirits category

RETAILERS are being encouraged to reconsider the way they merchandise Jagermeister through a new initiative launched to support the brand. Jagermeister’s Give It A Shot...
Mark Thomson, Kantar Worldpanel

Scots move ahead of on the go trend

Earlier this year Mark Thomson, business unit director of leading research firm Kantar Worldpanel, checked out food to go in Scotland THE tough economy has...
cash-machine

Banking charges cut

Paypoint has been helping remove banking charges for more than 2,000 of its ATM customers .
Envipco president Bob Lincoln (right) and Edinburgh South West MP Joanna Cherry watch school kids at the launch of the RVM trial

Date set for DRS

DEPOSIT return is set to go live on 1 April 2021. New regulations published by the Scottish Government outline how DRS will work in Scotland. While...

New taste of daily cuppa

Premiumisation and variety are the key words in the hot beverage market right now according to analyst Key Note. In its latest Hot Beverages market...
VARS screen on a till that highlights blacklisted cars that have previously driven off without paying for fuel.

VARS marks theft prevention milestone

Forecourt protection services firm VARS Technology has hit a landmark 1million incidents of reporting blacklisted vehicles, preventing losses at the pumps.

Scotmid hits its tech goal

Scotmid has met its goal for its installation programme of electronic shelf edge technology.
Betty Crocker

Bakers who mix it up – Home baking latest

Kits and accessories aim to bring the cup cake revolution to every home and store THE image of the domestic goddess in her frilly pinny...