2022 digital editions

January

IN THIS ISSUE

Deposit Return Scheme
Scottish Government delays start date once again

Vaping
Number of UK vapers hits record high

Scottish Budget
Retailers underwhelmed

Burns Night
Set your sales on fire

February

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Protection of Shopworkers
Landmark bill to become law

Colin McLean
Spar boss predicts big year for local sourcing

Signature success
Cigarillo sales soar in Pinkie Farm

Matt Stanton
Clean up with DCS

March

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SLR Awards
Twenty years of celebrating excellence

Home delivery
Snappy Shopper roundtable

Going local
Tap into huge local sourcing opportunity

Wholesalers
SWA Wholesale Achievers revealed

April

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Checkout Scotland
GroceryAid’s new musical extravaganza

DRS
SGF hits back at judicial review reports

National Lottery
Camelot loses licence to Allwyn

SLR Awards
Top tips on entering

May

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Symbol groups
CJ Lang’s new fresh-focused format

Dael Links
We chat to Snappy’s marketing boss

Jim Eccleston
Making local products stand out

Bikes against bombs
Industry colleagues saddle up for landmine charity

June

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Stephen Thompson
Former Dundee Utd Chairman returns to local retailing

Mandeep Singh
Premier retailer shows the way

SGF mini summit
Reformulating retail after Covid

Checkout Scotland
All-star lineup revealed

July

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Licensing
Calls for further alcohol display restrictions

SLR Awards
20th anniversary shortlist announced

Colin McLean
Spar boss talks local sourcing

Robin Bawa
Kilmarnock retailer shares EPoS insights

August

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Home delivery
All-in-one shopping app Jisp partners with Payzone

Kingsley Wheaton
BAT’s new heat-not-burn device

Umayr Asif
Blazing a trail in home delivery

Checkout Scotland
Tickets are selling fast!

September

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DRS
Countdown begins to next year’s launch

New stores
Hat trick of openings for Stephen Thompson

Home delivery
Making £80k per month

Jennifer Kolonko
CCEP’s Apprentice of the Year

October

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SLR Awards
Shamly Sud is our Local Retailer of the Year again!

Jim Harper
Checkout Scotland off to a flyer

David Harris
Circularity boss talks DRS

Sands joins Spar
Leading chain moves to Spar Scotland

November

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Sustainability
Is it time for local retailers to ‘own’ sustainability

SGF Conference
Full review of last month’s event

Colin McLean
Spar Scotland posts strong results

Symbol groups
Premier’s 4,000th store

December

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DRS
Will easier opt-out process hand footfall to supermarkets?

Checkout
GroceryAid’s music festival returns

Christmas Drinks
Cash in this Christmas

Products of the Year
Vote for your favourite NPD