Winners

Green-fingered good work takes the prize

WHEN it comes to making things better in the local community, Scotland, and in particular Ladybank in Fife, is tops. The town’s Spar shop ran...

Good deals at the Co-op

Financial experts at Moneyboat.co.uk have found the Co-op to have the third-best reward scheme out of eight other supermarkets and retailers.
More than half of women said they often buy chocolate on impulse.

What do we think about chocolate?

Women lead on impulse purchases, multipacks and Fairtrade and have more concerns about fat content. Men are more likely to snack on chocolate and...
Malcolm allan steak pie in packaging

Scotland’s Top Brands: 7. Malcolm Allan

Spotlight on No.7 of the top Scottish food and drink brands of 2022, butchers Malcolm Allan.

Merry pension day

PAYPOINT, the payments services provider, says consumers across the UK topped up their gas or electricity prepayment meters at Paypoint more than 3.8m times...
supermarket aisle of festive items

Inflated festive retail sales expected

Christmas sales for 2022 are expected to be record-breaking, according to market research firms.

PayPoint soars to 12,000 tills in Co-op branches

THE Co-operative Food has quadrupled the number of stores with PayPoint facilities and now offers the service in almost 12,000 branches across the UK....
Michael O’Loughlin

O’Loughlin signed up by Forum

Forum Insurance has appointed channel expert Michael O’Loughlin to the new position of non-executive director of retail.
Spar grassroots Hamilton

Scoring with Spar

SPAR Scotland is on the hunt for the next superstar of women’s football.

The future for c-stores

Northern Ireland store Spar Mallusk offers retailers a look into the future of convenience with its new self-service food to go technology.
Left to right: John Lee, Scottish Grocers’ Federation; Iain Gulland, Zero Waste Scotland; Tom Brock, Scottish Seabird Centre, at the launch of the Carrier Bag Commitment.

Commitment is in the bag

SCOTTISH Government-funded environmental body Zero Waste Scotland has launched the Carrier Bag Commitment for Scottish retailers. New laws passed by the Scottish Parliament will require...

MARKET NEWS | 6 brand new products available in April

Scottish Grocer takes a look at what is available to stores across the Scottish convenience retail channel for the month ahead.
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Brands battle a cereal slowdown

Cereal is the UK’s most popular breakfast food, but after a slump in sales, the fight is on to build a healthy image for the...

Beast of a promotion on Golden Wonder packs

The Tayto Group's new promotion across Golden Wonder Transform-A-Snack offers consumers the chance to Transform their holiday destination this year.

SG workSHOP: The Retail Data Partnership

Project 5 The Retail Data Partnership – Family Shopper, Paisley IN SG workSHOP we look at how suppliers and retailers can work together to make...

Acts making the headlines at Checkout Scotland

GroceryAid has revealed its headline acts for its Scottish music festival, Checkout Scotland helping to build excitement for the event on 31st August.