Graham’s bags Great Taste Awards
Graham's The Family Dairy has marked plenty of success for its range of dairy products after picking up a raft of Great Taste Awards gongs.
GroceryAid Checkout Scotland full line-up revealed
The final line-up for Checkout Scotland has been revealed by organisers from the GroceryAid charity – with the event headlined by Johnny Marr and The View.
The Fed mourns retail pioneer Margaret Adams
Senior members of the Fed have been paying tribute to its first-ever female national president, Margaret Adams, following news of the former Scottish retailer's passing.
Convenience retailers can win £1,000 prize with Shaken Udder
Premium milkshake brand Shaken Udder is launching a campaign giving convenience retailers the chance to win a £1,000 prize as part of its 20th birthday celebrations.
Scotmid fundraising gives RNLI a new lifeboat
Scotmid has announced that its 12-month partnership with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has raised £274,000, enabling the charity to fund a new Atlantic 85 lifeboat.
Fresh focus on store crimes
Scottish retail leaders have again highlighted to politicians the rising levels of violent and abusive crime being faced by store workers as official police figures show that shoplifting is soaring.
Shoppers buy for rainy days
Ongoing dismal summer weather and inflationary pressures appear to have impacted on shopper behaviour and sales across the grocery and convenience channels.
Shop prices ‘fall for first time in nearly three years’
Shop prices are in deflation for the first time in almost three years – bringing hopes of a rise in footfall for retailers, says the Scottish Retail Consortium.
A one size fits all solution in retail comes from *shopt
Retailer rewards app *shopt has talked about the strengths of its offer for Scottish retailers with its product information and cash generating rewards service.
SGF signs Scotland Loves Local Pledge
The Scottish Grocers' Federation is backing a drive to help inject millions of pounds more into local economies across Scotland and has signed the Scotland Loves Local Pledge – a commitment to supporting local businesses throughout the country whenever it can.
Time ‘is not right’ for single-use cup charge
Convenience chiefs say now is not the right time economically to introduce a 25p charge on all single-use drink cups. They hit out after the Scottish Government announced it was opening a new public consultation on the proposal.
Dangers of meter tampering laid out by CrimeStoppers
Independent charity organisation CrimeStoppers has warned retailers about the dangers of energy meter tampering after seeing a rise of the illegal act.
SWA lays out the road ahead
Tom Slaven has officially taken over the reins as president of the Scottish Wholesale Association as the organisation laid out its roadmap for the next year.
Tom Daley dives into responsible drinking campaign with Malibu
Olympic diver Tom Daley has slipped back into a custom pair of swim briefs in a new campaign with Malibu to highlight the dangers of swimming and drinking.
KP Snacks launches £45k retailer giveaway
Retailers have the chance to bag one of 90 £500 cash prizes in KP Snacks latest giveaway promotion with its Heritage Everyday Value crisps range.
Frubes gamifies the lunchbox
Yoplait has built on its Frubes Freeze 'Em summer campaign with help from digital agency Engage to create a new online game for the brand to engage consumers.
