A group of kids in school sit between banners for the Healthy Living Programme Welby Breakfast Club and Scotmid Co-op.

Scotmid pledges support to the HLP

Scotmid Co-op has pledged to continue supporting the HLP Welby Breakfast initiative with a commitment to contribute towards them for the next 12 months.
hands rolling a cigarette

Over half have bought illegal tobacco

Over half of all smokers in Scotland have purchased illegal tobacco products, new research conducted by JTI has revealed

Top 10 Scottish take-home alcoholic drink brands 2024

Take a look at the top 10 alcoholic drink brands in Scotland for 2024, according to Kantar

Lidl not letting up on Scottish expansion

Discounter dealing with more local producers than ever.

Top 50 Scottish Brands 2024

Discover the top 50 Scottish take-home food and drink brands in Scotland 2024 (excluding alcohol) Throughout 2024, retailers were met with constant changing habits from...

Retailers react to Nisa deal

NISA retailers have accepted The Co-op’s £143m offer to purchase the symbol group
Clare Redfern and John Upton run the Poolewe Village Store and say the PGMA is vital to their business.

Retailers buy into PGMA plus points

A couple of Highland retailers have highlighted the benefits of working with Scottish convenience buying group PGMA.
More and more shoppers are buying yogurt as a home cooking ingredient.

More than just a breakfast snack

Yogurt opportunities are broadening
The interior of the newly built Morrisons Daily retail unit at Balfron, in Stirlingshire.

New Morrisons Daily opens in Scotland

Supermarket chain Morrisons and forecourts operator Highland Fuels have teamed up to open their third convenience store in Scotland.
Max Strong is the latest NPD from Walkers, aimed at attracting beer lovers with spicy flavours. Meanwhile, Pipers Crisps Jalepeno & Dill and Sunbites Veggie Harvest are both new products for 2018.

Flavours of the month

A look at what’s new in the world of crisps and snacks
A poster for International Women's Day 2025 with an image of assistant manager of Premier Broadway Convenience Store Sophie Williams.

International Women’s Day – Premier Broadway Convenience Store

Scottish Grocer is highlighting some influential and inspiring women working across convenience retail to celebrate International Women's Day.
Phillip Hammond

Plenty to chew over this spring

Consultations abound at Westminster
Shoplifting is rising in Scotland.

Police Scotland Retail Crime Taskforce welcomed

The Scottish Retail Consortium has welcomed the launch of Police Scotland’s Retail Crime Taskforce and Action Plan – set up using £3million of Scottish Government funding.
Nisa Local

CMA gives Co-op green light on Nisa

Way clear for Co-op to take over Nisa business
A row of Blu Bar disposable vapes in a gantry.

Single-use vape sales are in decline

Younger consumers across the UK have already began to swap over to refillable vape options ahead of the ban, according to research from the University College London.

Towle to join Asda

KEN Towle will join Asda’s executive leadership team later this year, departing his chief executive role at Nisa.
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