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Day: 16 October 2019

Shops expected to close

TV dragon Jones to call in administrators at Jessops

Jessops
Jessops: collapsed six years ago Dragons’ Den panelist Peter Jones is expected to call in administrators to his Jessops high street camera chain which he acquired six years ago. MrRead More

£225k funding package

MIME gets backing for cabin crew medical support software

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Alasdair Mort, Anne Roberts, Ian Stevens, Doretta Tsetou, and Tony Ross MIME Technologies, which has developed technology to support in-flight cabin crew during medical emergencies, has raised £255,000 from firstRead More

Technology

Innovative logistics software drives Solab’s growth

Kevin Coll
IT support company Solab’s innovative logistics management software is helping keep the firm on track to achieve £3 million turnover this year.

Extension to lease

Urban Outfitters gives long term commitment to Glasgow

Taking stock: lease renewed Urban Outfitters has committed its future to Buchanan Street in Glasgow for an additional five years, offering the prime shopping location a welcome vote of confidence.Read More

Five year commitment

Lidl makes £15 billion pledge to British food industry

Lidl
Home pledge: Lidl will buy British Supermarket chain Lidl is to invest a record £15 billion in British suppliers over the next five years.   The investment comes as the discounter’sRead More

Approval for whisky plant

Eye-catching distillery to go ahead on Speyside

Artist’s impression of unusual design A whisky distillery is to be built on the banks of the River Spey at Craggan, near Grantown-on-Spey after the Cairngorms National Park Authority grantedRead More

Challenge for stores

Shoppers urge retailers to set up click & collect facilities

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Shoppers want to buy online and collect at their convenience Time-pressed shoppers want more click & collect facilities as new research shows they could be a lifeline for struggling retailers.Read More

'Time to bury hatchet'

Small firms still struggling with poor broadband links

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Ultrafast fibre remains elusive to many small firms Small businesses are being held back by poor broadband and mobile connections, according to new research by the Federation of Small BusinessesRead More

IOP Business Awards

Novosound wins startup prize for pioneering sensor technology

Dave Hughes Novosound
Dave Hughes founder of Novosound Novosound, the fast growing Scottish SME and developer of a ground-breaking technique to mass-manufacture printable ultrasound sensors, has received a prestigious award from its peers atRead More

New SCDI strategy

Businesses asked to help develop blueprint for 2030

Sara Thiam
Sara Thiam: ‘it’s vital that all parts of our economy come together’ All stakeholders in the Scottish economy are being asked to help develop a new blueprint that will determineRead More