ScotGov plans for a promo ban
The Scottish Government has announced it plans to restrict promotions on unhealthy food and drinks as part of a new diet and obesity strategy
Early Christmas for the big four
Christmas appears to have come early for the supermarkets, with the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel revealing continued growth.
SG Profile: Broadway Premier
In the face of declining footfall, the award-winning Broadway Premier convenience store in Oxgangs has undergone a tactical mini-makeover.
Morrisons is on a veg push
Morrisons has launched an all-British veg box offering eight different seasonal vegetables for £5.
Frauds and fakes
With figures showing half of Scottish smokers buying illegal tobacco, JTI’s Steve Wilkins talks to Scottish Grocer about the market.
Brownlies is Best for community
Bruce and Donna Morgan of Best-One @ Brownlies of Biggar were among the retailers saluted at the Bestway Wholesale Retail Development Awards last month.
Plastic bag fund breaks £1m barrier
PLASTIC bag charges have allowed supermarket giant Asda to provide more than £1m in small loans to communities across Scotland.
Milk man Sandy waves goodbye
DAIRY industry stalwart Sandy Wilkie has retired, bringing a five-decade career to a close.
TRA calls for no more tax hikes
The Tobacco Retailers’ Alliance is calling on the UK Government to rule out further increases in tobacco tax in this year’s Autumn Budget.
Forecourt operator is at it again
Fresh from opening the UK’s first ever Jet and Spar dual-branded site in 2015, forecourt retailer Brian Connolly is set to team up with Jet on a new site.
Celebrating 60 years of Spar
More than 1700 guests attended the event, with suppliers, retailers and their families pitching up to celebrate six decades of Spar retailing.
Cigars can be your Christmas cracker
Brands and format choice stars of the season
Saddling up the big bucks
WORLD record-breaking long-distance cyclist Mark Beaumont has presented Dundee charity Eighteen and Under with a cheque for £15,000 as part of Scotmid’s new Community Connect initiative.
McColl’s signs up to Healthy Living
HEALTHY produce will step into the spotlight in over 100 McColl’s stores in Scotland as the group signs on to the Scottish Grocers Federation’s Healthy Living Programme.
Even more rumours
A potential deal between Bestway and Costcutter would see the wholesaler enter into a supply deal with the symbol group
Brewer adds firepower
Scottish brewer Innis & Gunn has added some more firepower to its directorial arsenal with three new appointments.
