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Tobacco sniffer dog Boo sits next to bags filled with illegal cigarettes.

Illegal tobacco seized in the Highlands

The Highland Council Trading Standards team has uncovered a significant quantity of illicit tobacco products from a retailer in the Highlands area.
A man with his hood up walks through a store with a menacing look.

Shoplifting in Scotland spikes to a new high

Shoplifting offences across Scotland rose to over 40,000 incidents in the year ending December 2024, according to a new ScotGov report.
The Bayne's family stand outside the Perth Inverlamond Retail Park store with a 7 and 0 balloons to mark the family's 70 years of business.

Bayne’s marks 70 years with new store opening

Fife-born bakery firm Bayne's The Family Bakers has celebrated 70 years of its business with the opening of its 70th store in Perth's Inveralmond Retail Park.
An image of a black and white dog is to the left of the picture, with an under-the-counter illicit nicotine hatch shown to the right hand side of the image.

Over £3k in illicit nicotine products seized in Falkirk

Tobacco detection dog Boo helped to uncover over £3,000 worth of illegal nicotine products in a Falkirk high street premises earlier in February.
A group of people play Tug of War in Hampden stadium with a man in the middle of the group wearing a referee outfit and holding a Scotch pie with a small wall of Scotch pies in between the two groups.

Final call to enter the World Championship Scotch Pie Awards

Avid bakers and butchers have been urged to get their submissions in for the annual World Championship Scotch Pie Awards before the 3 March deadline.
Group shot of the winners at the Scottish Wholesale Association Achievers Awards 2025.

Wholesale success at the SWA Achievers Awards

Excellence in service and innovation in the Scottish wholesale sector was recognised by the Scottish Wholesale Association's Achievers Awards ceremony.
Headshot of Stephane Berset, UK general manager at JTI UK.

JTI appoints new general manager for the UK

Nicotine products firm JTI UK has appointed Stephane Berset has its new UK general manager, who will oversee new incoming legislation for the country.
A range of chillers inside a store stocked up with meat products with a stand in the middle of the floor with some cupboard essentials on them.

Concerning start to 2025 as inflation hits a 10-month high

While inflation hit a 10-month high at the end of January, it did little to dampen Scottish spirits as many families embraced local celebrations in earnest.
Girish Jeeva has installed Visu.ai's anti-theft systems in his Premier shop at Barmulloch, Glasgow.

Visu.ai technology tackles crime across store

Tech-savvy retailer Girish Jeeva is urging other convenience store operators to install the anti-theft package offered by Visu.ai after the firm's AI-powered systems revealed stealing by a member of staff.
Tom Pook of Hovis, Dennis Williams and Sophi Williams of Premier Broadway Convenience store and actress Elaine C Smith stand on a stage at the Scottish Grocer Awards for the Community Store of the Year award win.

Awards Profile – Community Retailer of the Year

Scottish Grocer has caught up with the team at Premier Broadway Convenience Store after their award win at the Scottish Grocer Awards 2024.
A man in a kilt stands against a sunset in the Highlands with a bottle of Ben Bracken whisky in his hand and a glass with the whisky inside in the other.

Lidl pokes fun at Harrison Ford ad following whisky win

Discounter stores firm Lidl has marked its latest award win at the World Whisky Awards 2025 with a new tongue-in-cheek ad for the Ben Bracken Single Malt.

Healthy starts with Weetabix and the Healthy Living Programme

The Healthy Living Team partnered up with Weetabix once again to deliver one of its Welby Breakfast Club mornings in West Calder.
National lottery retailers have been thanked for their responses to Allwyn's Operation Guardian mystery shopper and training programme.

Convenience in brief | Allwyn, FDF Scotland, Christie & Co

Scottish Grocer highlights three stories that tell convenience retailers about the latest developments and news from Allwyn, FDF Scotland and Christie & Co.
The biennial ScotHot trade event is returning to the SEC Glasgow on 26 and 27 February, giving retailers the chance to explore a variety of opportunities.

ScotHot25 set to inspire retailers

Convenience retailers can stay ahead of the competition by making sure they visit ScotHot25, which is taking place at the SEC Glasgow on 26 and 27 February, say the event’s organisers.
Store front of Nisa Cargunnock Village Store with flags flying for Co-op and Nisa's Making a Difference Locally charity.

Nisa village store reopens three years after fire

A community-owned store in Gargunnock has reopened its doors three years after a devastating fire thanks to contributions from local residents.
The Scottish Wholesale Association conference at Ardoe House Hotel & Spa will provide a chance to network.

SWA conference gets a refresh

The Scottish Wholesale Association is gearing up for its new-format annual conference, which will take place in Aberdeen on 5 June.
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