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Scotmid

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Type: Company

Name: Scotmid

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Jack Vettriano design bagged by Co-op

Fife artist Jack Vettriano has designed am eco-friendly shopping bag to raise money for charity.The limited edition bags, which are being sold at Co-operative stores, features his work, Anniversary Waltz. It is hoped the £2 totes will raise more than ... [Published Tayside and Fife Courier - May 21 2013]

Entities: Jack Vettriano, Scotmid, Kirkcaldy

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Medal recognises Rose’s dedication

A PENSIONER who has selflessly served her community for three decades has been presented with her British Empire Medal at the City Chambers. Rose Ritchie, 81, of Queensferry, was honoured for her voluntary work in her local Royal National Lifeboat Institution ... [Published The Scotsman - May 13 2013]

Entities: Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Tom Robertson, Scotmid, St Cuthbert's

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Give me the moonshine, give Glen Campbell a birl and remember to stay well clear of Goopy Gwyneth

There being no moonshine or chewing tobacco available in my local Scotmid I settle down to watch BBC4's three-hour country music marathon with a mug of camomile tea and a Tunnock's Caramel Log for sustenance.The highlight is a documentary about the great ... [Published Herald Scotland - May 12 2013]

Entities: Glen Campbell, Scotmid, Jimmy Webb

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 2 reports

Funeral homes slammed for charging £580 for £59 cardboard coffins

THE huge mark-up by some funeral homes has been slammed by critics who think they are taking advantage of bereaved families.ECO-FRIENDLY Scots who dream of a green funeral are paying up to £580 for cardboard coffins that cost undertakers as little as ... [Published Daily Record - May 11 2013]

Entities: Scotmid, John Lamont, Mark Watson, Scottish Conservative Party

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Post Office Ltd.

Consultation extended on plans to move Lenzie Post Office

RESIDENTS will have more time to have their say on proposals to relocate Lenzie Post Office after the consultation period was extended.The Post Office Ltd is proposing to relocate the branch to Scotmid’s Morning, Noon and Night’s store in Gallowhill Road ... [Published Kirkintilloch Herald - May 10 2013]

Entities: Post Office, Post Office Ltd., Scotmid

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Hamilton News: Little boy left scarred after attack by Alsatian

A two-year-old boy has been left scarred for life after being attacked by a dog in Blantyre.Little Stephen Buchanan was bitten by a German Shepherd while playing in the back garden at his home in Wheatland Avenue.The animal sank its teeth into the toddler?s ... [Published Hamilton Advertiser - May 09 2013]

Entities: Plastic Surgery, Glasgow, Scotmid, Nightmare, East Kilbride (United Kingdom)

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Scotmid

Positive news says Scotmid

Profit slips but underlying trading, including food, is good says BrodieEDINBURGH-based independent co-operative Scotmid made an operating profit of £6m in the year to 26th January, 2013, down from £6.5m the year before.But chief executive John Brodie ... [Published Scottish Grocer - May 07 2013]

Entities: Scotmid, John Brodie, Dividend

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Barnton supermarket gets a makeover

Pupils from Cramond Primary School and Arlene Stuart from Forth One were on hand to help re-open the new-look and extended Barnton Scotmid recently, following a complete makeover to improve the store for customers.The store’s re-launch was also a chance ... [Published The Edinburgh Reporter - May 07 2013]

Entities: Scotmid, Allan Robertson, Orange Juice, Vegetables, Coffee

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Scotmid Co-operative stores receive award for safer retailing

Scotmid Co-operative has announced that its 190 food stores have been recognised with a Safer Retailing Award with Merit from the Scottish Business Crime Centre (SBCC).The Safer Retailing Award recognises Scotmid’s work in preventing underage and proxy ... [Published Talking Retail - May 07 2013]

Entities: Scotmid, Alcohol, Age-Related, Commodities, Counterfeit

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Top safety award for Laurencekirk store

Laurencekirk Scotmid has been recognised for its work preventing underage and proxy sales of restricted items and protecting community security, after receiving a Safer Retailing Award from the Scottish Business Crime Centre (SBCC).Richard Taylor, Kincardine ... [Published Kincardineshire Observer - May 06 2013]

Entities: Scotmid, Richard Taylor, Alcohol Abuse

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Midcounties Co-op breaks £1bn sales barrier

Turnover at Midcounties Co-operative, the UK’s second-biggest co-op behind , has hit £1bn for the first time.It means the society has doubled its revenue since forming in September 2005 following the merger of Oxford, Swindon and Gloucester Co-op with ... [Published Grocer - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: John Brodie, Scotmid, Ben Reid

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Scotmid upbeat despite dip in operating profit

Scotmid Co-operative has announced annual operating profit of £6m, down from £6.5m in the previous year, following a strong second half performance.It posted a small rise in total turnover to £428m in what is “still an extremely challenging market”, driven ... [Published Convenience Store - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Scotmid, John Brodie, Process Improvement, business processes, HTML

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She said: "Now I wasn’t working I had time on my hands and it was mentioned to me that it would be helpful to the RNLI if the lifeboat shop was opened in the afternoons, so I started to volunteer along with a number of other people."

Medal recognises Rose’s dedication [Published The Scotsman - May 13 2013]

The Hollywood star is discussing the guides at an event in the Big Apple today, and among the confidences she shares with her audience is this one: "When I moved to England, I didn't know that if you have an emergency, you don't dial 911"

Give me the moonshine, give Glen Campbell a birl and remember to stay well clear of Goopy Gwyneth [Published Herald Scotland - May 12 2013]

Inspector Donald Leitch, who visited the Merkland Scotmid store said: "The Safer Retailer award is an excellent example of how businesses can work in partnership with other organisations to ensure that the areas in which they operate are safer as a result of the practices and processes that are in place around the sale of age restricted goods. All too often the community has to pick up the pieces of those who engage in anti-social and criminal behavior through the irresponsible sale of age restricted goods like alcohol, spray paints and knives."

Scotmid Co-operative stores receive award for safer retailing [Published Talking Retail - May 07 2013]

He said: "One of the strengths of co-operatives has been that they have been diversified, and whilst that makes them more complicated to run, it spreads the risk if one area of the business is not performing."

Scotmid eyes acquisition to tap into new growth areas [Published The Scotsman - Apr 23 2013]

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Jack Vettriano design bagged by Co-op [Published Tayside and Fife Courier - May 21 2013]
Scotmid teams up with Jack Vettriano for charit... [Published Scottish Local Retailer Magazine - May 21 2013]
Medal recognises Rose’s dedication [Published The Scotsman - May 13 2013]
Give me the moonshine, give Glen Campbell a bir... [Published Herald Scotland - May 12 2013]
Funeral homes slammed for charging £580 for £59... [Published Daily Record - May 11 2013]
Bereaved families are paying up to £580 for car... [Published Deadline News - May 10 2013]
Consultation extended on plans to move Lenzie P... [Published Kirkintilloch Herald - May 10 2013]
Hamilton News: Little boy left scarred after at... [Published Hamilton Advertiser - May 09 2013]
Positive news says Scotmid [Published Scottish Grocer - May 07 2013]
Barnton supermarket gets a makeover [Published The Edinburgh Reporter - May 07 2013]
Scotmid Co-operative stores receive award for s... [Published Talking Retail - May 07 2013]
Top safety award for Laurencekirk store [Published Kincardineshire Observer - May 06 2013]
Midcounties Co-op breaks £1bn sales barrier [Published Grocer - Apr 28 2013]
Scotmid upbeat despite dip in operating profit [Published Convenience Store - Apr 25 2013]
Scotmid eyes acquisition to tap into new growth... [Published The Scotsman - Apr 23 2013]
Angus Fairtrade Group [Published Arbroath Today - Apr 21 2013]
Have your say on proposed post office move [Published Kirkintilloch Herald - Apr 18 2013]
A pirate’s life for me [Published Motherwell Times - Apr 16 2013]
Money Talks: budget, bank sales, and bad Apple [Published Guardian.co.uk - Mar 21 2013]
No date for Cambuslang Post Office opening [Published Rutherglen Reformer - Mar 13 2013]
West Lothian news: Traders wage war on vandals [Published West Lothian Courier - Jan 10 2013]
West Lothian news: Traders hit out [Published West Lothian Courier - Jan 10 2013]
Temporary post office opening date confirmed [Published Rutherglen Reformer - Dec 27 2012]
Temporary base found for Cambuslang Post Office [Published Rutherglen Reformer - Dec 13 2012]
Cambuslang set to go without Post Office this C... [Published Rutherglen Reformer - Dec 06 2012]
Parcels from Cambuslang Scotmid store to be del... [Published Rutherglen Reformer - Nov 29 2012]
Cambuslang still without a Post Office [Published Rutherglen Reformer - Nov 22 2012]
West Coats fair is huge success [Published Rutherglen Reformer - Oct 18 2012]
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