SGF blasts e-cig ad ban
THE Scottish Grocers Federation has strongly criticised proposals to give the Scottish government wide-ranging powers to ban the advertising of electronic cigarettes, contained in...
No stopping One Stop
ONE Stop is set to open three fully re-fitted franchise stores in Scotland during September.
A cold start site is also in the final stages...
Bring it on
Renfrew retailer Mohammed Jamil reveals his plan to open a new c-store across the street from Aldi
By John McNee
MOHAMMED Jamil has 25 years of...
Camelot extends Lotto outlets
NATIONAL Lottery operator Camelot is to give retailers who currently have Scratchcard-only terminals the opportunity to sell tickets for National Lottery draw-based games, such...
Five year licence bans scrapped
THE five-year bans on holding a personal licence for alcohol retailing imposed on people who failed to undertake refresher training or lodge their refresher...
Proxy stings
A summer campaign to reduce the number of adults in North Lanarkshire who buy alcohol for under-18s saw 44 offences being detected by last...
Small and mighty
SOME retailers might not consider 400 sq ft a lot of room – to Idnan Hanif, of U-Save in Stoneyburn in West Lothian, it...
Poorest food result in 16 years
THERE was no let up in the tough market for food and drink in Scotland in July in figures from the Scottish Retail Consortium/KPMG...
Industry slams DRS proposals
THE deposit return system (DRS) under consideration by the Scottish Government, that would see shops required to take in returns of many plastic, glass...
List maker now online
IMPERIAL Tobacco has launched a new price list online tool for retailers at MyTobaccoPriceList.co.uk.
The service is available for free to all retailers and...
Awards profile – The dairy award (milk) 2015
Winner: Spar Dalrymple
The Dairy Award (Milk) - Sponsored by Müller Wiseman Dairies
Interview with Angela Pattie, manager (right).
Store details
Size: 2,800 sq ft
Opening hours:
7am – 10pm...
Awards profile – Symbol Store of the Year (single-store) 2015
Winner:
Pinkie Farm convenience store, Musselburgh
Symbol Store of the year (single-store business) – in association with Scottish Grocer magazine
Interview with Colin Smith, owner (pictured...
My market: Smoking out value
Sales and marketing professionals explain how they see convenience and wholesale. This issue: Paul Stokoe and Ryan McCaffery from JTI
Have you seen especially positive...
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...
Cost cooling
Energy costs are unavoidable for all companies including small and medium-sized enterprise (SMEs) and they can account for some of a firm’s biggest outgoings. But...
Gushing onwards
Bottled water multiplies sales by 40 in 30 years to take one in five of all soft drinks
Have bottled water sales grown and diversified...
