New and improved Scotmid arrives in Stockbridge
Crowds gathered today to get the first glimpse of their new and improved Scotmid store in Stockbridge. Breakfast radio star, Arlene Stuart, from Boogie in the Morning on Forth One, cut the ribbon and welcomed the first customers to the new store with free goody bags. The Stockbridge store has been transformed inside and out […]
Scotmid and Semichem teams brush up on life-saving skills
Staff from the Scotmid Co-operative family of businesses came together last night (28 October 2013) at the Scottish Ambulance Service Headquarters in Dundee for a refresher course in operating in-store defibrillators. Team members from Scotmid Clepington Road, Semichem Wellgate Centre and Semichem Lochee were trained by Stuart Ballantyne and Rupert Wilson from the Scottish Ambulance […]
Laurencekirk locals turn out for opening of new-look Scotmid store
Locals from Laurencekirk turned out to get the first glimpse of the new-look Scotmid today (25 October 2013), which has re-opened after undergoing a refurbishment to improve the store for customers. Northsound radio star, Aylissa Boyce, cut the ribbon and welcomed the first customers to the new store with free goody bags. Laurencekirk Scotmid has […]
Giant pumpkins cause a stir in Scotmid for Halloween charity competition
Two giant pumpkins have taken up residence in Scotmid’s Portobello and Uddingston stores, as part of a Halloween ‘guess the weight’ competition. The competition will raise funds for Prostate Cancer UK and gives customers the chance to win a £100 shopping voucher. Each guess costs £1 and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to […]
Merger now official between Penrith and Scotmid Co-operatives
Scotmid and Penrith Co-operative Societies are pleased to announce that their merger is now complete, following today’s official handover (14 October 2013). The completion of the merger follows the results of two meetings for Penrith Co-operative members on 13 August and 28 August 2013 and approval by the Board of Scotmid Co-operative, where members voted […]