A NEW trade guide for independent retailers selling alcohol is being produced by the leading industry trade associations – the Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) and the Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) – in advance of more key changes to licensing legislation taking effect from 1st October 2011.
CHALLENGING wholesalers – and suppliers – to raise their game in the current economic climate will lead to a stronger and more competitive wholesale industry, believes George Benson, president of the Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA).