Shieldhill store to use app for home deliveries

Shieldhill’s Keystore has been given permission to use a new app allowing them to do home deliveries including alcohol.
By Kirsty Paterson
Published 20th Feb 2020, 09:00 BST
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Members of Falkirk Council Licensing Board heard the shop on Main Street wants to use the Snappy Shopper app, which allows customers to log on and order goods to be delivered from their nearest convenience store.

Developed in Dundee, the app is already used by retailers including ScotMid.

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It will process the orders but the drivers making the deliveries will be employed by shop owner Steven Peddie.

The board heard all drivers will be given training and will not hand alcohol over to anyone who looks under 25 without ID and a signature.

Solicitor Gordon Emslie said: “It’s a fairly robust system and I think you’ll be see more applications of this type coming to you. We are not talking huge volumes, it’s just another way to convenience stores adding another service to meet their customers’ needs.”

Last orders will be taken at 9pm and delivered by 10pm.

Licensing officer Thomas Ross said he had every confidence in Mr Peddie providing proper training but advised this be made a condition in case the licence changed hands.

Board members agreed to add this condition when they granted permission for the shop to go ahead and start using the app.