Big days and nights in union
SPORTS tournaments and big nights in go hand in hand and with every match in the 2015 Rugby World Cup being shown live on...
Spice up sales for National Curry Week
The forthcoming National Curry Week gives convenience store retailers the chance to boost sales through a variety of products.
One Stop Franchise unveils first re-branded Scottish store
THE first fully refitted One Stop Franchise in Scotland opened its doors for business today (September 4), following an instant launch conversion in the...
Convenience in brief | Spar, FareShare and Unitas
Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments at Spar, FareShare and Unitas' new Plan for Profit.
Moy Park secures contract to supply 300 Spar Stores
Leading UK food company, Moy Park has secured a contract with CJ Lang to supply its O’Kane breaded poultry range to 300 Spar stores...
Business rates freeze urged by SRC
Scottish retailers could face a £43million tax hike after the latest inflationary data from the Office for National Statistics – and the Scottish Retail Consortium is now calling for a business rates freeze.
Lifestyle adds Value
SYMBOL group Lifestyle Express has launched two new symbol store formats in a bid to help its retailers compete with discounters and other stores.
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A Virtuous Vodka launch from Sweden
Swedish vodka brand Virtuous Vodka makes its way to UK markets as Love Drinks builds on its distribution range with its first ever vodka brand.
Discounters glitter at Christmas
ONE million more shoppers headed to Aldi and Lidl over Christmas, according to the latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel.
The figures, published for...
Scotland’s top alcohol brands: 1. Tennent’s
Scottish Grocer puts the spotlight on the top Scottish take-home alcoholic drink brands in Scotland using the list compiled by Kantar, here taking a look at brand No.1 – Tennent's.
Who will be the 2016 confectionery champ?
CONFECTIONERY Retailer of the Year is one of the most fiercely contested Scottish Grocer Awards categories and this year’s final features three top-tier contenders.
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IQOS Iluma ‘is future of tobacco now’
Philip Morris Limited has been highlighting its 'heat not burn' IQOS Iluma as an alternative to traditional tobacco options and vapes.
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...
Craft beer ‘outperforms market in c-stores’
Craft beer options have remained at the top of the shopping list for plenty of Scottish consumers during the last few years, and 2024 should be no different – especially in the convenience channel, reckons BrewDog.
Meeting the needs of c-store retailers
Technology is evolving to become more compatible with the ways modern retailers and their customers do business. Beginning with a look at point of...
Food to go sales ready to soar
IGD expects on-the-go snacks and drinks to hit £16bn
FOOD to go is one of the fastest-growing categories in food and drink retailing – in...
