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A woman hiding a bottle under her jacket in a store.

Shoplifting on the rise in Scotland

25 February 2026
Rows of glass bottles are lined up on a conveyer belt.

Glass bottle returns permitted under Welsh DRS

13 February 2026
SGF president Graham Watson says retailers can’t afford to invest in their business because they are swamped with the rising cost of doing business.

SGF launches Scottish Election manifesto

10 February 2026
Scottish Grocers' Federation chief executive Pete Cheema.

Retail industry reacts to Scottish Budget

14 January 2026
Shona Robison, cabinet secretary for finance and local government, stands in Scottish Parliament in front of the Scotland flag.

ScotGov announces business rates relief

13 January 2026
Headshot of Shona Robison, finance secretary for Scotland, against a grey background.

USDAW and SRC band together to demand rates relief

3 December 2025
Jenny Minto MSP, minister for public health and women's health, stands in Scottish Parliament with the Scotland flag behind her.

ScotGov publishes HFSS regulations

3 November 2025
A Biffa branded waste disposal truck is parked outside of a building.

ScotGov faces £166m court case with Biffa over DRS failings

21 October 2025
New fireworks campaign is launched by the Scottish Government and Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

Scottish Government and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service launches Firework...

21 October 2025
Scottish finance secretary Shona Robison stands in Parliament with the Scotland flag behind her.

Scottish budget pushed to January

24 September 2025
Shoplifting is rising in Scotland.

Retailer groups demand action following shoplifting surge

29 August 2025
woman putting bottle in jacket

SGF wants Govt support for Police Scotland as shoplifting hits record...

27 August 2025
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ScotGov backtracks on HFSS meal deal ban

18 June 2025
John Swinney, first minister of Scotland, stands at a white podium in Bute House during a press conference.

ScotGov sets out pledge to stamp out retail crime

7 May 2025
A chiller with sandwiches and rolls with strip runners along the shelving with the SGF Go Local branding across it, the text reads 'We Support Local'.

SGF Go Local Programme is renewed for another year

21 March 2025
A man with his hood up walks through a store with a menacing look.

Shoplifting in Scotland spikes to a new high

25 February 2025
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