This publication consolidates and reflects on the key findings and recommendations included in five pieces of research about community retailing, which were carried out between 2007 and 2016 It also considers notes and reports of a community retailing round table, and events and meetings held for community retailers and stakeholders. Staying power (pdf)
Topic: community retailing
Fare Choice Issue 66
Scottish Older People’s Taskforce; REHIS Elementary Food and Health course; foodwork in working families; exploring how community food initiatives are responding to the need for emergency food aid. This issue also includes an insert launching our annual development fund and outlining what last year’s recipients of the fund have been up to.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: community food activity, community retailing, cookery sessions, food poverty, policy
Area of Work: Information provision
Evaluation of the impact of the Scottish Grocers Federation Healthy Living Programme on community retailers
This research looks at the impact of the Scottish Grocers Healthy Living Programme’s training and resources on community retailers selling fruit and vegetables. The research highlights the benefits of both the training and resources, but also their limitations. It also makes some recommendations about how else the programme could support community retailers.
Publishers: Commissioned by CFHS, Traci Leven Research
Publication categories: Business and project development, Retailing and catering
Related topics: community food activity, community retailing, evaluation, training and qualifications
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Research and evaluation
Impact of ‘winter promotion’ funding, 2013
CFHS fact sheet that summarises the feedback obtained from community food retailers funded by CFHS to run promotional activities in winter 2013.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Related topics: community food activity, community retailing, food co-op, funding
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Funding
Shared tastes and common values
Exploring Scotland’s past, current and potential future relationship between co-operation, food and health.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: case studies, community food activity, community retailing, food co-op, social enterprise
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Social enterprise
Retail in Rural Regions Final Report – Scotland
The final report, produced from a Scottish perspective, on the northern European transnational study into rural retailing.
Publishers: Community Retailing Network, Consumer Focus Scotland, European Regional Development Fund, Northern Periphery Programme
Publication categories: Policy and planning, Retailing and catering
Related topics: community retailing, European, remote, rural, shops, study tours and exchanges
Area of Work: Community cafes and retailing
Development of a produce supply chain between community growers, caterers, and retailers in Edinburgh
CFHS commissioned Blake Stevenson to carry out research into the feasibility of establishing a produce supply chain between community growers, caterers and retailers in Edinburgh.
Publishers: Blake Stevenson, Commissioned by CFHS
Publication categories: Cooking and growing, Retailing and catering
Related topics: catering, community retailing, feasibility study, food supply chain, growing and gardening, reporting, research
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Research and evaluation
Healthy Living Tastes Better
Through its work CFHS was aware that a number of housing associations were involved in delivering or supporting community food and health work. This publication showcases some examples of housing associations involved in community food and health work.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: case studies, community retailing, food co-op, housing associations
Area of Work: Community cafes and retailing
Strengthening the future for community retailers
This publication is an accessible summary of research carried for us out in 2016 by the University of Stirling’s Institute for Retail Studies. It looked at the sustainability of community retailing. It includes the research’s key finding and recommendations. Strengthening the future for community retailers (pdf)