Tag: Scottish Grocers’ Federation
Low pay body says raise wage
Commission recommends 3% NMW increase to £6.50
THE Low Pay Commission, the body which advises the Westminster government on the rate of the National Minimum...
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...
Guide for New Tobacco Display Laws goes onto iPhones
THE Fingertip Guide to the New Tobacco Display Laws, produced earlier this year by the Scottish Wholesale Association and the Scottish Grocers’ Federation with...
Make town centre policy watertight
Small shops groups call for crackdown on loopholes to stop more out-of-town superstore projects
THE Scottish Grocers’ Federation and the Association of Convenience Stores have...
Indie co-op to tie in with symbol group
Clydebank society joins with Keystore in reclaimed store
INDEPENDENT co-operative society Clydebank Co-op is to move outside the wholesaling arrangements of the Co-operative Group and...
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...
Supermarkets go into the dark
Trade bodies launch guide and app as small stores enter final two years of tobacco display
SCOTLAND’S retail industry has begun its journey into the...
Trade groups slam raise in minimum wage
BODIES representing independent retailers north and south of the border have criticised the Westminster government’s decision to increase the minimum wage by 12p an...
Academics call for warnings
But retail and industry groups slam professors’ call for blanket drinks curbs
HEALTH warnings on beer cans and wine bottles could be on the cards...
The big question – referendum on independence in 2014
Wholesalers conference to debate Scottish independence
SWA Annual Conference, 14 - 16 June 2013, Crieff Hydro
AS Scotland gears up for the referendum on independence in...