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Day: 27 November 2020

Economist returns

Blanchflower takes Glasgow role weeks after Stirling spat

David Blanchflower
David Blanchflower: new role Economist David “Danny” Blanchflower is taking up a new role at the Adam Smith Business School in Glasgow, just weeks after being dropped by Stirling University.Read More

Venue in hibernation

Stobo Castle joins list of hotels shutting for winter

Stobo Castle exterior
Stobo Castle (pic: Terry Murden) Stobo Castle hotel and health Spa has decided to extend its closure until the end of February because of the current pandemic restrictions. The venue near PeeblesRead More

Real estate

Two key promotions at Cushman & Wakefield

Claire Peebles
Claire Peebles and Conor Nisbet Real estate agency Cushman & Wakefield has announced two promotions within its Scottish operation. Claire Peebles and Conor Nisbet, who are both based in theRead More

Property briefs

Agility makes switch to Westway for new hub

Agility Logistics at Westway
Impression of Westway facility Agility Logistics has relocated from Linwood to nearby Westway Park at Renfrew after agreeing terms on 40,000 sq ft of warehousing and distribution space on aRead More

More upheaval likely

TSB’s future uncertain as Spanish bank merger fails

TSB Edinburgh
Head office in Edinburgh awaits developments (pic: Terry Murden) TSB could be back on the market following the collapse of merger talks between its its Spanish owner Banco Sabadell withRead More

Daily Business Live

TopShop empire facing collapse; new Cairn Energy chair

TopShop Edinburgh
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 4.30pm: London closes higher London managed to close marginally higher as investors digested the economic impact of coronavirus restrictions in the run-up to Christmas and beyond.Read More

Digital still growing

Record owner Reach to close two printing plants

Record and Express
Print sales continue to fall Newspaper group Reach, publisher of the Daily Record, Express and numerous local titles, has announced closure of two of its print works as sales continueRead More

Scottish Beer Awards

Brewers pass the taste test as best beers honoured

Sonja Mitchell Jump Ship Brewing
Sonja Mitchell: prize for best non-alcoholic beer A lochside brewery, fruit-flavoured ales and the country’s first non-alcoholic producer all featured among the winners in this year’s Scottish Beer Awards. TheRead More

Rise in online trade

Black Friday boom puts pressure on delivery firms

Royal Mail parcel post box (pic: Royal Mail)
Parcel deliveries have shot up Online sales during Black Friday and Cyber Monday are expected to increase package deliveries by 141%, adding to pressure on delivery firms to meet customer expectations. The riseRead More

Signs of improvement

Factories expecting fewer job cuts as confidence grows

women female engineeer (Institute of Engineering and Technology)
Industry is seeing signs of improvement Scottish Engineering, the trade group for the country’s industrial companies, said expectations of job losses had slowed amid “tentative signs of improvement”. Companies planningRead More