Costcutter recruits award-winning young Scottish retailer

By Éilis Cronin in Industry News 10th January 2022

Costcutter has recruited the award-winning Falkirk retailer Anand Cheema, who previously ran his store as a Spar.

Cheema, who is the son of Dr Peter Cheema, the chief executive of the Scottish Grocers’ Federation, has already re-branded his store with the Costcutter livery and a full refit will take place early this year.

Cheema, whose awards include being named young retailer of the year at the Scottish local retailer awards, said that his family had a good history with Costcutter, which is owned by the Bestway group.

His family ran a Costcutter store in the 1990s and early 2000s.

He said: “For me, it’s all about teamwork and optimising the best possible opportunities.

“It’s important to be working with a symbol partner that has the same vision as I do and which is looking to grow together with its retailers.

“This is the next stage in our growth and development in a fast-changing market.

“We know that consumers’ shopping behaviours are changing fast right now, and we want to ensure we are at the forefront of that change.

“We’re here to serve our community and that is and will always be our number one priority.”