Scotmid
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| Type | Limited |
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| Founded | 1859 |
| Headquarters | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Key people | John Brodie (CEO) |
| Industry | Retail (Grocery) |
| Products | Grocery, Health & Beauty, Funeral Services, residential/commercial property leases |
| Revenue | £357 million GBP (2005) |
| Employees | 5,000 |
| Website | www.scotmid.com |
Scotmid, the Scottish Midland Co-operative Society Ltd, is a supermarket chain which operates in Scotland, especially Edinburgh and the Lothians. It was formed in 1981 by a merger of the Dalziel Society of Motherwell with the St. Cuthbert's Co-operative Society which itself had been established in 1859, and with over 5,000 staff, the chain now has over 130 Retail (Grocery) stores in Scotland and over 130 Semi-Chem throughout Scotland, Northern Ireland and England.
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[edit] Economics
The company has posted turnover in 2005 of £356,727,000 [1].
[edit] Acquisitions
Scotmid has recently acquired several competing convenience stores in Scotland, including Semi-Chem, Alldays, 13 Spar stores and Morning, Noon & Night.
Scotmid has also recently added Dundas Fyfe funeral directors to its Funeral operation.
[edit] Trivia
- Famous actor Sean Connery was a milkman for the St. Cuthbert's Co-operative Society dairy when he was 17
- The Scotmid dairy continued to use horse drawn delivery floats until 1985, and used to hold a Royal Warrant to ensure that Queen's carriages were kept in good order
- Recently moved Head Offices from 92 Fountainbridge which had been the HO since 1859, to their new purpose built Head Office near Newbridge.
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