Tag: SGF
Set for a capitals showdown?
17 of 24 Queen’s Speech Bills to apply north of border and Scotland Bill could mean major Edinburgh tax and welfare powers
SCOTLAND’S and the...
SGF: “Prepare for the worst”
C-STORE owners who have faced the challenge of a supermarket or discounter moving into their area told other retailers what to look out for...
Abdul’s a trekkie trainer
SCOTTISH Grocers’ Federation president Abdul Majid is hitting his Bellshill Nisa store’s healthy living shelves as he gears up to shed a kilo or...
Round Table aims for straight talk
RETAILERS and suppliers met together in Edinburgh last month to get updates on political and lobbying work being carried out by the Scottish Grocers’...
Dodgy dealers move online
SCOTTISH retailers are facing an increasing threat from illicit traders on social media, a conference has heard.
‘What’s the Big Deal?’, organised by the Scottish...
Make the best of the bag charge
IT’S too soon to gauge the impact of the Scottish Government’s carrier bag charge, introduced in October, but it is hoped that by the...
Jobs claim questioned
C-store group says big store expansions likely to hit retail employment
ALDI’S pledge to create 35,000 new jobs in the next seven years through UK...
Fuelling a drugs crisis
Delegates hear how dodgy tobacco is bankrolling record cocaine market
SCOTLAND is the largest consumer of cocaine in the world per head of population, Inspector...
Clean country in the bag
THE Scottish Grocers Federation is encouraging retailers to use the proceeds from carrier bag charges to help tackle litter, after president Abdul Majid signed...
Majid takes charge
BELLSHILL retailer Abdul Majid, became the latest president of the Scottish Grocers’ Federation last month.
He was officially installed at a special ceremony held at...
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...
More change on the way – SGF Conference 2013
We check out two more of the presentations at this year’s SGF Conference – by Professor Leigh Sparks and Dr Colette Backwell
ECONOMICALLY things will...
Food and drink for healthy progress
PUBLIC Health is everyone’s business, Scotland’s food and drink manufacturing industry is playing its part in the battle to change the country’s poor diet...
Oz rogue cigs up says KPMG
THE first report on illegal tobacco in Australia released since the introduction of plain packaging last year claims the problem has worsened with the...
Grocers put Holyrood on the spot
SCOTLAND’S convenience sector representative group the Scottish Grocers’ Federation put Scottish Government policy on the spot at its conference held last month at Prestonfield...
ID proofs extended from next month
Overseas identity cards and armed forces documents added to list of acceptable evidence for age-restricted products
EUROPEAN national identity cards, Biometric UK Residents Permits and...
