Stores receive top honour for safer retailing
Scotmid Co-operative’s 190 food stores have been recognised with a Safer Retailing Award with Merit from the Scottish Business Crime Centre (SBCC). Scotmid was formally presented with the prestigious accolade at its annual conference on 24 April 2013 by Andrew Laing from the Scottish Business Crime Centre and Wayne Mawson, Assistant Chief Constable of Police […]
Annual Results 2013
Positive Results from Scotmid Despite Challenging Economic Conditions • Operating profit of £6m compared to £6.5m last year (for the year ended 26th January, 2013). • Scotmid delivers stronger performance in second half of the year. • Net assets remain strong at £94m • Net Debt Reduced Scotmid Co-operative delivered a £6m operating profit (for […]
Semichem reaches £5k milestone for Children’s Heartbeat Trust
Semichem stores in Northern Ireland have raised over £5,000 for the Children’s Heartbeat Trust, at the halfway point in their charity partnership year. The announcement was made at a cheque presentation to mark the milestone to Sarah Quinlan from the Children’s Heartbeat Trust at Semichem’s Kennedy Centre store in Belfast. Store teams have undertaken in-store […]
Brave Branch Supervisor shaves her head for Maggie’s
Linda Marshall, Branch Supervisor of Coatshill Scotmid on Coatshill Avenue, bravely shaved her head on Saturday 13 April to raise funds for Maggie’s Centres. Linda was inspired by her own family’s experience with cancer to undertake the challenge to support Maggie’s, Scotmid Co-operative’s charity of the year. With help and support from the team at […]
High school students learn real-life retail skills with Scotmid
Students from Craigmount High School in Edinburgh have been learning real-life retailing skills with Scotmid Co-operative, as part of their Retail Qualification. The four week practical course, initiated by Co-operative Education Trust Scotland (CETS) and provided by Scotmid’s in-house learning and development team, taught students essential retail theory and principles, including stock control, pricing, product […]