Scotmid
Type	Limited
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 istelf 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. Image File history File links Scotmid_logo_2005. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Limited liability company. ... Edinburgh (pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. ... Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - UK Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I 843  Area    - Total 78,772 km... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Exterior of a typical British supermarket (a Tesco Extra) Exterior of typical North American supermarket (a Safeway) This Flagship Randalls store in Houston, Texas is an example of an upscale supermarket. ... Revenue is a U.S. business term for the amount of money that a company earns from its activities in a given period, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers. ... ISO 4217 Code GBP User(s) United Kingdom Inflation 2. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... Exterior of a typical British supermarket (a Tesco Extra) Exterior of typical North American supermarket (a Safeway) This Flagship Randalls store in Houston, Texas is an example of an upscale supermarket. ... Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - UK Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I 843  Area    - Total 78,772 km... Edinburgh (pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. ... Lothian forms a traditional region of Scotland, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills. ... The St. ... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... Exterior of a typical British supermarket (a Tesco Extra) Exterior of typical North American supermarket (a Safeway) This Flagship Randalls store in Houston, Texas is an example of an upscale supermarket. ... Motto:  (Latin for Who will separate us?)[1] Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (de facto), Ulster Scots, Irish3, Northern Ireland Sign Language, Irish Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ...

Economics

The company has posted turnover in 2005 of £356,727,000 [1]. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Acquisitions

Scotmid has recently acquired several competing convenience stores in Scotland, including Semi-Chem, Alldays, 13 Spar stores and Morning, Noon and Night. Scotmid has also recently added Dundas Fyfe funeral directors to its Funeral operation. Always is a brand of feminine hygiene products, including maxi pads, pantiliners, and feminine wipes produced by Procter and Gamble. ... This article is about the convenience store. ... Morning, Noon and Night is a 1995 novel by Sidney Sheldon. ...

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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External links

• Scottish Midland Co-operative Society

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