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Daniel Johnson MSP (left) at the launch of his retail crime bill campaign.

Retail crime still a blight

Retailers, trade unions and politicians have called for more to be done to tackle retail crime, on the first anniversary of the Protection of Workers Act.
Daniel Johnson MSP promoting retail crime bill

Finish line in sight for retail crime bill

The campaign to offer retailers more protection from abuse and assault under the law has come tantalisingly close to victory
Daniel Johnson MSP promoting retail crime bill

Crunch time for crime bill

Legislation that would offer shopworkers additional protection under the law will be subject to a crucial vote this month, as one of Britain’s biggest trade unions reports a spike in assaults during the Covid-19 crisis
woman putting bottle in jacket

Taking the fight to parliament

RETAILERS south of the border sent a clear message to the UK Government that it must do more to tackle the blight of retail crime.
MSP for South Edinburgh Daniel Johnson

Time to protect shop workers

ADDITIONAL protections under the law for retailers and other workers selling age-restricted products have been given a further push

Southern c-store chain heads for administration

MY Local, the convenience chain formed after the purchase of the M Local stores of supermarket chain Morrisons last September, looks set to go...
Dairy giant plans closures

Dairy giant plans closures

DAIRY group MĂĽller Wiseman is proposing to close its distribution centres in Keith and Whitburn, putting 156 jobs at risk. The company, created when German...