Tag: crime
Friends and colleagues: support the Protection of Workers consultation
Let’s face it, if you work in a shop in Scotland you already know that abuse, threats and...
Time to crush the epidemic of in-store crime
Scotland is in the grip of a wave of shoplifting which often involves violence and verbal abuse towards...
SGF launches crime survey
The Scottish Grocers Federation has launched its 2017 retail crime survey. It's vital that as many retailers as possible complete...
Pushing retail up the political agenda
SGF’s recent hustings event attracted a top class panel of speakers from all the main political parties which...
SGF dismay following shopkeeper’s murder
The Scottish Grocers' Federation has expressed its utter dismay at the horrific murder of Glasgow shopkeeper Asad Shah...
It’s time to protect our shop workers
Like everyone in the room at the SGF Crime Seminar, I was horrified by the graphic footage of...
The beginning of the end of retail crime?
As the Scottish Grocers’ Federation reveals that 92% of retailers are the victims of shop theft, and launches...
Retail Crime Seminar calls for shop workers to be given same protection as emergency services
In 2015 92% of retailers experienced some form of shop theft. That was one of the shocking statistics...
Shops held up as newsagents discuss retail crime with MSPs
As independent retailers met politicians at the Scottish Parliament to discuss concerns about soaring incidents of retail crime,...
Illicit trade seminar discusses dangers of internet trading
The fight against the illicit trade has been boosted further with an industry seminar held in Edinburgh today...