Tag: SGF
Spar Scotland trials HLP free fruit for kids campaign
Spar Scotland has launched a new campaign with the SGF Healthy Living Programme (HLP) where participating stores give...
Amabile bows out after 21 years at SGF
Scottish Grocers Federation (SGF) has announced the retirement of Jim Amabile, the long-serving Managing Director of PGMA, the...
Retailers praised for commitment to tackling trouble in Scots stores
Scots shopkeepers are increasingly determined to tackle trouble in stores and help bring the criminals responsible to justice,...
SGF unveils its manifesto
Ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections on 6 May, SGF has published its manifesto detailing proposed solutions to...
Circularity Scotland appointed DRS scheme administrator
Circularity Scotland has been confirmed as the administrator that will oversee operation of Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS)...
DRS scheme administrator created
The organisation that will be in charge of running the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in Scotland has been...
Applications open for DRS exemptions
Zero Waste Scotland is now accepting applications from retailers who wish to be exempt from collecting empty single-use...
Holyrood passes shopworker protection law
The Scottish Parliament has today (19 January 2021) voted to make it a specific offence to assault a...
C-stores exempt from new lockdown takeaway rules
The Scottish Government has tightened coronavirus restrictions amid fears its ‘stay at home’ message isn’t proving as effective...
What’s in store for 2021… Pete Cheema?
Retailers have relied on the SGF more than ever in the last year and the Federation has delivered...