James Withers

SF&D chief moving on

JAMES Withers will step down from his role at the top of Scotland Food & Drink this summer.
Ocado delivery van

Rapid delivery is on the rise

Grocery delivery has been growing at breakneck speed in urban areas, according to TWC.
Glasgow Buchanan Street

Glasgow gets cash injection

Glasgow residents on lower incomes will be given money to spend in local stores, in a bid to support the city’s economy.

A big name for free-from shelf

Warburtons brand lands in gluten free

Stafford takes top job at The Fed

THE Fed (formerly NFRN) has appointed Graham Stafford as chief operating officer. Stafford took up his new post at the retail trade organisation on Monday...

Delivering every day – essential bread & milk

Welcome to SG’s annual quickfire guide to stats, trends, opinions and advice on the key categories that help c-stores succeed BREAD and milk may be...
Aldi burger

Playing it cool at BFFF awards

Some of the biggest names in frozen food have had cause for celebration this summer, at the Frozen Food Awards 2022.
Hamlyns of Scotland

Partners seek growth

TALK to people with decades of experience in the food and drink business and they’ll often use the word broker. It describes a company...
Tesco storefront

Charity on shopping list

Tesco shoppers have been rounding up their spend to the nearest £1 at self-service tills to help support an in-store fundraising campaign for three of the UK’s leading health charities.
Mark Thomson, Kantar Worldpanel

Scotland sticks with brands

IN a sandwich, toasted under the grill or grated on top of pasta, cheddar remains the most popular type of cheese in Britain, accounting...
PayPoint sign

PayPoint is on the money

Payment service provider PayPoint is safeguarding access to cash among some of the most vulnerable communities in the UK amid the cost of living crisis.

One drink to win millions

CCE research finds a single extra drink per household per week would see values jump by almost £800m RECENT years have been good for soft...
Interior of Bestway Retail wholesale depot

Bestway for convenience

Wholesaler Bestway’s strong relationships with its suppliers and retailers ensures pleasing results all round, say the company’s bosses.
Scottish Grocer Awards 2014

We’re looking for our stars

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...
Andrew McCaffery of Ecoveritas.

A triumph for common sense

Andrew McCaffery, global EPR director at Ecoveritas, responds to the latest DRS advice from the Scottish Government.
The McLeish c-store in Inverurie, the town with the fewest shop vacancies in the recent LDC / Institute of Retail Studies study of Scottish retail properties. The Aberdeenshire town’s vacancy rate was just 2%. Nearby Banff and Huntly both had vacancy rates of more than 30%.

Unused shops rate hits 14.5%

MORE than one in seven of Scotland’s shops are empty, in a third of the country’s top towns seven out of 10 of empty...