Family-run retailer expands grocery stores across scotland with HSBC backing

The award-winning business was founded in 1982 and offers grocery, food-to-go, bakery and post office facilities to local communities.

The company recently opened its ninth store in Cardenden, Fife, and aims to open two more Greens stores by April this year, opening a total of five new stores using the funding package.

Eros Retail currently employs 145 staff members across Scotland and plans to increase this number to around 200 with the opening of its new stores. As well as the standard Greens stores, the business also operates Greens Local, a value store offering and Little Greens, which has an extensive food-to-go focus to appeal to passing trade.

Eros Retail won the Grocer Gold Award for Independent Retail Chain of the Year in 2018.

The business also promotes healthy eating initiatives in partnership with the Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) Healthy Living Programme and focuses on partnerships with local suppliers and supporting local produce. Fresh and craft products in particular are proving to be firm customer favourites.

Harris Aslam, director of Eros Retail, said: “We pride ourselves on creating a unique shopping experience for our customers and wanted to work with a bank that understood our business ambitions. We’re looking forward to furthering this growth in a sustainable manner with the support of HSBC UK.”

Susan Rowand, head of business banking for HSBC UK in Scotland, said: “We’re thrilled to support Eros Retail as it continues to meet an increasing demand for accessibility to quality products and customer service in local communities despite a challenging market for retailers.”

The new Greens Local in Cardenden, Fife, is the latest value store offering from Eros Retail.