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Irn Bru

Bru kicks off new deal

IRN-BRU is the official soft drink of Scottish football for the sixth year running. This season the AG Barr brand is backing the Scottish...
moneysavingexpert.com

Web before you buy shopping soars

ALMOST a third of shoppers are using the internet to find the best grocery deals before they hit the shops, with young consumers and...
Elaine C Smith

Elaine’s back to relaunch Motherwell

STAGE and screen star Elaine C Smith returned home to launch the new look of the shopping centre she used as a teenager. Elaine who...
DISCOUNT store chain Aldi now takes a 3.5% share of the cash going through British grocery tills and competitor discounter Lidl takes 3% according to the latest market share findings from analyst Kantar Worldpanel. The research firm measured Aldi’s year-on-year growth at 31.5% with Lidl growing by just under 9%.

Giant grocers stuck in the middle

Symbols and independents grow faster than multiples as discounters set new records again SYMBOL stores and independents are surviving the recession, outstripping Tesco, Asda and...
Confectionery

Sugar takes on the sour taste of success

CHOCOLATE has long been the dominant player in the confectionery market. But it’s sugar confectionery that is flavour of the moment. It may only be...
Christmas turkey

Let’s talk turkey, the battle is on to win festive customers

Offers, recipes, planners, countdowns and celebrity chefs... Christmas is well underway at the multiples. Could you learn from the giants? IT is the time of...
DENISE VAN OUTEN

Time to get your entries in

SCOTTISH Grocer is on the hunt for Scotland’s local retail champions, in the Scottish Grocer Awards 2014. The entry brochure for Scotland’s leading reward and...
Bread

The slice is right – Bread & bakery

Wraps, thins and world breads have shown growth but, as long as beans on toast and sandwiches remain staple meals and snacks, stores should...
The fun day at Best-one, Gibraltar Gardens, Dalkith.

Best-one drives to the heart of the fun

BEST-ONE retailers in Scotland have had visits from the Best-one trailer, complete with a package of goodies designed to provide community fun days. The symbol...
HMRC has been targeting retailers in Scotland thought to be selling non duty-paid alcohol.

Wholesale chief warns on rogue drinks

PRESIDENT of the Scottish Wholesale Association Asim Sarwar has told Scottish Grocer that amounts of illegal alcohol available in Scotland seem to have reached...
Lurpak’s latest campaign runs until the end of the year.

The joy of food – Health focus

Natural spreads winning as Brits return to scratch cooking claims butter giant WHEN it comes to butter, natural is back. That’s the message from Stuart...
Major supermarkets are switching ever more resources into convenience, said Costcutter chief Darcy Willson-Rymer. In order for the supermarkets to protect their volume-based growth model they have to expand so they’re moving into independents’ territory with stores that are very appealing to consumers and are forcing traditional convenience stores to up their game.

Work together for independents

COSTCUTTER CEO Darcy Willson-Rymer is at the heart of a major change in the UK symbol store industry that could have far-reaching effects beyond...
Colette Backwell

Doing what it says on the tin

Do you know your FIC from your COOL? Shortly there will be new rules governing the way food producers label the products that will...
More than two thirds of bagged salad tracked in Tesco analysis was wasted and apples, grapes, bananas and bread also showed high levels of waste. Zero Waste Scotland says Scotland wastes 2.1m tonnes of food a year.

Grocer goes to war on waste

Campaign group says households could save £35 a week THE food waste issue hit the headlines last month as giant supermarket Tesco said it was...
Scottish Grocer Awards 2014

Looking for the Scottish property champions

ENTRIES are due to close on 8 November for the Scottish Property Awards, the new commercial and public property programme supported by the Scottish...

The spirit of special

WHETHER it’s fashion, timepieces, malts, or vodkas premium brands have never been more important. That’s the festive message from drinks firm Pernod Ricard...