Scottish Local Retailer

Scottish Local Retailer is the only monthly publication in Scotland that focuses solely on the locally-owned convenience retail sector. Our practical and informative approach aims to support independent retailers across Scotland in managing their businesses more successfully and profitably.

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Spar and Nisa retailers win Pride of Scotland Awards

2 days ago | slrmag.co.uk | Sarah Britton

The owners of Spar A&J Alloa Road Shop in Stenhousemuir, and staff and owners of the Nisa Local in Abbeyview, Dunfermline, have been honoured with Pride of Scotland Awards. Asiyah and Jawad Javed got the surprise of their lives back in May when Sanjeev Kholi, AKA Naveen the shopkeeper from cult Scottish comedy, Still Game, entered their Spar store to announce that the retailers had won a Special Recognition Award. ”We were thinking why is he even here? How did this happen?
Greens of Kinross gets school kids in the party mood

3 days ago | slrmag.co.uk | Sarah Britton

There were smiles all round when Greens of Kinross treated school kids to some snacks for their Beach Party. The event, which was held to celebrate the end of term, saw the kids decked out in flower garlands, Hawaiian shirts and even a rubber ring. The holiday vibes were in full swing as partygoers tucked in to bottles of fruit squash, water, crisps and sweet treats.
Greenock shoplifter sent to prison

3 days ago | slrmag.co.uk | Sarah Britton

A 44-year-old Greenock man has been sentenced to eight months in jail for shoplifting throughout Inverclyde. Thomas Steele was sentenced at Greenock Sheriff Court earlier this month. Inspector Paul Thompson said: “Thomas [Steele] is a prolific shoplifter in the Inverclyde area, with his actions having a detrimental effect on local businesses. This result is welcomed and should give the local businesses the respite they deserve from his offending.
Bestway founder celebrated in UK Parliament

3 days ago | slrmag.co.uk | Sarah Britton

The many achievements of Sir Anwar Pervez, OBE H Pk, were celebrated by current and former members of Parliament at a cross-party event in the House of Commons as part of his 90th Birthday celebrations.
New in-store bakery in Newby sees category sales quadruple

3 days ago | slrmag.co.uk | Sarah Britton

Valerie Aston of Proudfoot Newby in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, has seen sales rocket after installing Co-op Wholesale’s in-store bakery (ISB) as part of a major refit. “We’ve gone from turning over around £500 a week in bakery sales to over £2,000,” she said. “The range, the pricing, the quality – it’s transformed our offer. Customers love it.”She added: “We’ve definitely attracted new shoppers – the range looks great, smells amazing, and the quality is exceptional.
Glasgow Day-Today fined £79k+ over deliberately unpaid tax

4 days ago | slrmag.co.uk | Sarah Britton

The Day-Today Express store on Hope Street in Glasgow has been named and shamed and fined tens of thousands of pounds by the UK Government for deliberately unpaid tax. The store faces a penalty of £79,055.40, based on tax amounting to £131,759 for a period of default running from 1 January 2020 to 30 June 2023. The store’s details were published on HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC’s) current list of “deliberate tax defaulters,” which was published on 18 June.
Edinburgh Day of Action sees three charged

4 days ago | slrmag.co.uk | Sarah Britton

Retailers Against Crime, in partnership with Police Scotland, held the first Day of Action in Edinburgh City Centre last Tuesday (17 June). Working with local retailers, 14 police officers and more than 20 Loss Prevention personnel patrolled the area for over four hours, targeting and disrupting the activities of prolific retail crime offenders operating in the area.
Thyme for a new pack size

6 days ago | slrmag.co.uk | Findlay Stein

Walkers Sensations has rolled out its Roasted Chicken & Thyme flavour in two new formats. Sensations’ second-most-popular variant now comes in 40g packs (RSP £1.10) and in 65g price-marked packs (RSP £1.35). The new pack formats coincide with the launch of a new recipe for Roasted Chicken & Thyme, which is now suitable for vegetarians and is also non-HFSS. This means the entire Sensations range is now HFSS compliant.
Twirl says no to slow

6 days ago | slrmag.co.uk | Findlay Stein

Cadbury has launched a new campaign that celebrates Twirl’s “melt-in-your-mouth chocolatiness”. New adverts focus on Cadbury Twirl’s fast-melting curls and swirls which, in the words of the campaign tagline, go from ‘Zero to Chocolatey in Milliseconds’.
Fresh Flipz flavour

6 days ago | slrmag.co.uk | Findlay Stein

Pladis has expanded its Flipz snack brand with the introduction of a limited-edition strawberry cheesecake-inspired flavour, Flipz Strawberry Cheesecake Flavour Coated Pretzels. The new variant is available in a 90g sharing pouch (RSP £2), alongside an 80g PMP (£1.49). It will be in Nisa stores from 23 June, before a wider roll out in July. The entire Flipz range will be supported by the Flipz Grab a Grand on-pack promotion, which returns for the third year in a row from 25 August for 12 weeks.