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David LonsdaleHerald Scotland |
With all eyes on tomorrow's Spring Statement, David Lonsdale of the Scottish Retail Consortium considers whether the intent to avoid tinkering...
If you’re anything like me, you probably start each new year with a mixture of optimism and trepidation. Optimism for the opportunities ahead, and...
After last year’s UK Budget battering for Scotland’s retailers there was a palpable sense of trepidation and anxiety ahead of last week’s...
Christmas is only a few weeks away and we’re well into the golden quarter of festive trading which is so crucial for many retailers. A fifth of...
Scotland’s retailers are dealing with an epidemic of shoplifting. Official figures show there was a 17% rise over the last year to the end of...
As Parliamentarians return to Holyrood and Westminster this week after summer recess they’ll be greeted by ominous economic updates. Any...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Buoyant household disposable incomes and confident consumers are critical to the health of the retail industry and all who rely on it, whether...
In the five years writing this column it’s never been difficult to find fresh issues or perspectives affecting Scotland’s shopkeepers. We’ve...