Tag: John Drummond

SGF chief executive John Drummond welcomes attendees to the SGF 2013 Conference.

Seeking excellence – SGF Conference

THE conference of Scotland’s convenience retailers’ representative group, the Scottish Grocers’ Federation, took on a new style this year. The single-day business event mixed a...
REPRESENTATIVES groups for Scotland’s large and small shops gave a cautious welcome to the news that retailers will have to charge for plastic carrier bags from next year.

Shops group welcomes charity move on bags

REPRESENTATIVES groups for Scotland’s large and small shops gave a cautious welcome to the news that retailers will have to charge for plastic carrier...
Blair Jenkins, chief executive of Yes Scotland, above left. Eddie Barnes, political editor of Scotland on Sunday, above centre. And Jackson Carlaw MSP, Better Together. The three panellists gave their views on the independence campaigns so far at the Scottish Grocers’ Federation’s special independence debate in Edinburgh last month.

A retail take on Scotland’s future

IN roughly 15 months time residents of Scotland will decide Scotland’s political destiny when they vote in the referendum on independence. And trade group the...