Scottish retail

Judging in the Scottish Local Retailer of the Year Awards

The 56 Degree Insight team were delighted to be one of the sponsors and judges in the 2021 Scottish Local Retailer of the Year Awards - the SLR Awards 2021.

For almost 20 years the SLR Awards have been recognising and rewarding excellence in the Scottish local retailing sector. Following such a challenging year, it was more important than ever that the fantastic work of local retailers across Scotland was celebrated - they have played a fundamental role at the heart of communities the length and breadth of the country and their heroic efforts deserved to be celebrated.

The Awards were hosted online yesterday evening -: a Virtual Festival of Excellence and we were delighted to announce the winners of the ‘New Store Retailer of the Year’ and ‘Refit of the Year’ categories:

  • New Store Retailer of the Year: Premier Racetrack Crowwood

  • Refit of the Year: Spar Falkirk

There’s no question that 2020 was a year full of challenges unlike any we have ever seen before, but no sector rose to those challenges quite so emphatically as the local retailing sector. The SLR Awards 2021 have provided a forum to pay homage to an incredible industry sector that shone brightest in the toughest of times. The whole Awards Show is a celebration of everything that’s good about Scottish Local Retail - you can watch it on the link below and read about it on the dedicated website here

Our participation in the SLR Awards is part of a wider involvement in food and drink research and insights where we work with a number of partners. We will again be Insights Partner for the Scottish Retail Food and Drinks Awards 2022 - and will be sharing insights around consumer food and drink purchasing behaviours and trends over the coming months. Please get in touch to find out more