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David Lonsdale

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Everybody's jumping on the pre-loved bandwagon

Everybody's jumping on the pre-loved bandwagon

With more Scots than ever before purchasing pre-loved products it seems that second-hand is no longer seen as second-best. Those are the findings...

05.08.2025 4

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David Lonsdale

Labour has changed the retail landscape, and not for the better

Following Labour’s election victory a year ago Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer told the country that "change is here". Twelve months on much has...

08.07.2025 4

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David Lonsdale

Scotland's plea to John Swinney: 'Do no harm'

When First Minister John Swinney stands up tomorrow to present his programme for government we’ll know what his administration wants to do in its...

06.05.2025 10

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Scottish shop workers bear the brunt as retail crime surges

A quarter of a million Scots are employed in retail, almost one in ten people in work. It’s likely that includes a member of your family, a friend...

08.04.2025 10

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Taxing times as Scottish local authorities seek financial leverage

Buoyant household disposable incomes and confident consumers are critical to the health of the retail industry and all who rely on it, whether...

04.03.2025 3

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Resilience in spades - and Scotland's shopkeepers are going to need it

In the five years writing this column it’s never been difficult to find fresh issues or perspectives affecting Scotland’s shopkeepers. We’ve...

04.02.2025 20

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David Lonsdale

David Lonsdale: A Christmas Carol not the worst parallel

Retailers will be hoping Finance Secretary Shona Robison is more Santa Claus than Ebenezer Scrooge when she reveals her Scottish Budget this week....

02.12.2024 7

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Scotland's retail industry remains committed to the net-zero goal

It’s exactly three years since the United Nations came to Glasgow to hold its COP26 conference on climate change. It was exhilarating to see so...

04.11.2024 2

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David Lonsdale

No time to dawdle as new government forges stronger partnership with retail

IT’S exactly a month since Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister. In the days since he has sought to convey a rather dull impression of solidity...

05.08.2024 1

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David Lonsdale