Fife-based convenience store chain Greens Retail is set to expand across Scotland after securing a £1.3 million funding package.
The backing from HSBC UK should let the family-owned business carry out an acquisition strategy, while also opening nine new stores this year.
Ssites in Aberdeenshire and Dundee are set to open later this year, following recent launches in Inverurie, Peterhead, Kinross, Kirriemuir, Shettleston and Fraserburgh.