Free for all
Sales of free-from foods are expected to surpass half a billion pounds in the UK in 2016. An increase in product innovation, coupled with...
Trust the ticket
Studies show shoppers are becoming less willing to pay a premium price for the goods they buy in convenience stores. With supermarkets and discounters...
Moy Park ‘turns up the heat’ with Budgens and Ocado contracts
Leading UK food company, Moy Park has secured listings for its new ‘Moy Park BBQ & Roast’ range in Budgens and Ocado from May.
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C-stores up
Price competition and poor weather combined to make last year a difficult one for soft drinks but some drinks and, in particular, the convenience...
Taking the low road
The sugar issue in soft drinks is influencing manufacturer, retailer and consumer behaviour but there are other important trends too.
SOFT drinks is becoming a...
Beat of the treats
Chocolate confectionery maintains steady growth as sharing sizes, big nights in and new product initiatives keep consumers coming back
TREAT categories of all types may...
Free training day for RMS EPOS System
RETAILERS from around the UK are being invited to Selkirk for a free EPOS training day organised by RMS (Scotland) Ltd.
The RMS EPOS till...
Malteasers looks on the light side
MALTESERS is set to make a return to UK TV screens with a new advertising campaign.
The TV campaign will debut during Britain’s Got Talent...
A time to score
THE very biggest international spectator-drawing sporting events – the football World Cup and the Olympics – happen in even-numbered years.
2016 is shaping up to...
The multibuy moment?
DO televised sports events really provide major commercial opportunities for retailers? Well, specialist convenience retailing industry analyst HIM Research and Consulting knows that consumers...
Mini market forces
No two c-stores are absolutely alike and the term ‘convenience store essential’ can mean different things to different people. Scottish Grocer visited two very...
Green for go
Fife retailer Harris Aslam thinks it’s essential for a c-store to have a point of difference – Greens of Markinch boasts several.
GREENS of...
In a world of EPOSsibilities
Retailers and manufacturers explain why a good EPOS system is essential to the running of a convenience store.
NOT all EPOS systems are created equal,...
Set to open new jars
Flavour and health launches take Scottish traditional values to the modern spreads market
JAM has seen significant challenges in recent times. But Scotland has a...
Keeping your cool
With investment by convenience retailers in refrigeration increasing Scottish Grocer spoke to two experts in the field about what systems are proving popular and...
We’ll reconsider shopworker law
Parties tell SGF hustings that Holyrood could look again at parity with emergency services for offences against store staff
CALLS for shop workers to be...
