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Scotland’s Top Brands: 3. Bells

Spotlight on No.3 of the top Scottish food and drink brands of 2022, Bells Food Group.
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Snappy Shopper delivers support for local stores

Snappy Shopper talks about the benefits of its service to retailers amid the financial crisis.
Chris Cobb in his Keystore in Cults in Aberdeen. Having a Tesco and a large Cosutcutter nearby means he doesn’t sell as much bread and milk as might otherwise be the case. To be different, he brings in products from local specialist bakers, which do well. Confectionery and tobacco are big sellers.

Work out the critical lines

HOW do you define a c-store and which products and services should be considered essential to a typical convenience store’s existence? Well, the grocery industry...
Shamly Sud winning Scottish Grocer Award

Awards Profile – The Entrepreneur Award 2022

Scottish Grocer caught up with Shamly Sud, Director of GHSL Ltd and winner of The Entrepreneur Award at the 2022 Scottish Grocer Awards.
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Alcohol-free specialist has new chief

AFTER what it says was an extensive search, Bavaria has named Rob Page as its new UK managing director. He joins the Dutch brewing...

Smart shops for savings

Shopfitting solution experts Danfoss weigh in on how to introduce more smart options to c-stores and save cash on energy in the process.
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Looking after the white stuff

PREMIUM gins may be popping up all over the place and the poshest malt whiskies may be commanding previously unthinkable prices, but mainstream spirits...

Belhaven supports local

Belhaven pushes up the importance of Scottish brands for local consumers highlighting the need for convenience retailers to capitalise on provenance.
Scottish Government Deputy First Minister and Finance Secretary Shona Robison.

Rates frozen for the year

The Scottish Government's budget announcements about business rates for 2024-25 have been described by retail industry leaders as the "bare minimum" that could have been done.

MARKET NEWS | 4 brand new products available in May

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

Pubco wants grocers who fancy a switch

BRITAIN’S pub estates have seen units change to c-stores in recent years. But one of the country’s biggest pub groups reckons there’s scope for...

Ambition is in store for the Premier Symbol

Booker celebrated the opening of its 500th Premier store in Scotland in May with further ambitions to use the store to help the symbol grow further.

Take it to the limit

Limited editions, new flavours, pack sizes, promotions and PMPs are all part of the plan to generate excitement for the UK’s biggest chocolate brands...
More and more shoppers are using Jisp's Scan & Save app.

Convenience in Brief | Jisp, PO and BFFF news

Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that provide insights to convenience retailers about shopper habits during recent months.

Battle of the Borders

IT was 46 years ago that Glasgow-born retailer George McCusker moved to Hawick, then the centre of Scotland’s knitwear industry. Looking back, he remembers the...
PRA executive director Gordon Balmer.

PRA is on a journey with its members

The Petrol Retailers Association has highlighted some aspects of forecourt retailing that store owners should keep note of following its roadshow.