Plans are afoot
Lidl eyes expansion with new multi-million pound Scottish headquarters
North Lanarkshire Council has given the green light to discounter Lidl’s plans to construct a new...
Irn-Bru’s sugar content to be slashed
AG Barr has announced it will be reducing the sugar in Irn-Bru.
The firm has committed itself to making over over 90% of its soft...
Road to ruin?
A71 closure has left Polbeth Spar retailer Denis McCormack struggling to keep his business afloat.
AFTER 35 years of investment and development, Denis McCormack says...
Light beer lands in UK
BUD Light, America’s best-selling beer, has officially landed in the UK, marking the biggest ever brand launch by owners AB InBev UK.
The product is...
Premier Mo’s no more
Mo and Roxy Razzaq have announced they are leaving Premier Mo’s Convenience Store.
After nearly three decades behind the counter, during which they have received...
Scotland’s only Budgens stores to close
SCOTLAND’S only Budgens stores are set to close, putting a number a jobs at risk.
The former Co-op stores in Prestwick and Paisley were sold...
Supermarkets cash in on 2017
SUPERMARKETS are set to have a good year despite a slightly sluggish start to 2017, consumer insight firm Nielsen reports, with sales figures for...
Rates relief measures a “sticking plaster”
THE Scottish Retail Consortium has hit out at Scottish Government finance secretary Derek Mackay for taking a “sticking plaster” approach to the business rates...
SGF crime conference calls for more cooperation in the future
‘COOPERATION’ was the word of the day at the second annual Scottish Grocer Federation Crime Seminar at the Police Scotland College in Tulliallan.
Speakers at...
All set for the party
IT’S very nearly time for the biggest night of the year for the Scottish convenience retailing industry – the Scottish Grocer Awards 2017.
After months...
Investigating a new safeguard
MSP Daniel Johnson hopes to offer retailers more protection
FORMER retailer Daniel Johnson MSP has said he plans to push for new legislation to protect...
Coke backs DRS
Soft drinks giant signals change of position over potential bottle deposit scheme for Scotland
COCA-COLA has come out in favour of a proposed Deposit Return...
Shoplifters hit 100% of stores
Annual crime report finds all c-store retailers experiencing theft
SHOPLIFTING appears to affect every retailer in the Scottish convenience sector, a new report has found,...
All pumped up after a revamp
FORECOURT retailer John Sommerville has joined forces with symbol group Mace to revamp his Bathgate store.
Taking the reins of a site he operated for...
New chair for grocer charity
BENEVOLENT society GroceryAid has appointed Ruston Smith as new chair of the board of trustees. Ruston, who joined the board in 2008, takes over...
The Spanish are coming
BEER and wine importer Morgenrot is to start bringing products from Barcelona-based brewery BeerCat into the UK.
The new agreement will see Morgenrot introduce the...
