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SGF Two-minute Survey: Access to Cash and Free to Use ATMs (Scottish Convenience Retail)

Convenience stores across Scotland provide an essential local service for their communities. In many cases, free access to cash encourages footfall and is an important part of the offer available for customers. This is particularly true for many rural, remote, and elderly communities.   

Recently, concerns were raised by SGF retail members, regarding the future of free-to-use cash machines in Scotland. Please see our full press statement here.
1.Does your store offer access to cash services for customers?
2.If 'Yes' to question 1, which service/s does your store offer?
3.If 'No' to question 1, which of these services would you like offer in-store?
4.Where is the closest free to use ATM in relation to your store?
5.If you offer free to use access to cash, how much do you feel your customers value this service?
6.In general terms, what proportion of in-store purchases are made using cash?
7.If you offer free access to cash services, how concerned are you that these may be replaced with a pay to use system?
8.(If applicable) If your provider moved your free to use service to a pay to use system, how likely would this be to have a negative impact on your customer relations? 
9.(If applicable) If you have recently been moved from a free to use system to a pay to use system, do you agree that this has impacted customer relations?
10.How important is it that Scotland continues to provide free and easy access to cash for communities across the country?
11.How has the number or free to use cash machines changed in your area in the past five years (including Post Offices, Banks and Supermarkets)?
12.Please provide any other comments here: