Pete Cheema

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    Growing concerns

    2019-04-02T11:38:00Z

    ATM closures and bank restructuring are causing issues that need addressing, Pete says.

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    Silver linings

    2019-01-21T14:56:00Z

    There are several key indicators which mean that year 2019 could be a profitable one for convenience stores.

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    War on snacks?

    2018-07-12T11:14:00Z

    Restrictions on promotions of snacks and confectionery need to work for all parties, argues Pete.

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    100 years in business

    2018-04-04T10:15:00Z

    The Scottish Grocers Federation is celebrating 100 years of supporting retailers.

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    Working together

    2018-01-23T15:44:00Z

    Only by working collaboratively can major government policy be made to work, argues Pete.

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    Targeting proxy purchases

    2017-10-18T15:53:00Z

    A multi-agency project is helping to reduce proxy purchasing of alcohol in Scotland, Pete reports.

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    A healthy challenge

    2017-07-14T10:47:00Z

    Scottish retailers are tackling obesity and don’t need further regulation, SGF’s chief executive asserts.

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    Down to The Wire

    2017-04-05T10:37:00Z

    The ‘war of attrition’ over a deposit return scheme in Scotland is akin to The Wire, says Pete Cheema.

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    Banking on it

    2017-01-24T12:14:00Z

    Bank branch closures will impact convenience stores and the communities they serve, argues Pete Cheema.

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    Political progress

    2016-11-04T15:40:00Z

    SGF chief executive Pete Cheema hails a new Cross-Party Group on independent convenience stores.

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    Going it alone

    2016-01-27T11:38:00Z

    Increasingly the Scottish government is trying to do things differently to the rest of the UK, writes SGF chief executive Pete Cheema.

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    The cost of living wage

    2015-09-21T11:41:17.047Z

    The National Living Wage will have a big impact on retailers’ ability to provide jobs and reinvest, argues SGF chief executive Pete Cheema.