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Bricks and mortar move

Glasgow hosts first store for online menswear firm Bee Inspired

Steven Robb and Mark Corcoran
On the ball: co-founders Steven Robb and Mark Corcoran An online clothing brand that boasts Lionel Messi, Roberto Firmino and Luis Suarez as customers has chosen Glasgow’s Princes Square forRead More

More want to remain in UK

‘Secret’ survey shows more Yes voters now say No

Scottish independence march in Edinburgh
Marches attract thousands of supporters, but some are wavering (pic: Terry Murden) Independence voters are switching sides according to a new poll showing more than half of voters in ScotlandRead More

Investment held back

Brexit wipes £3bn from Scottish economy say economists

Brexit protest and march
Demonstrations question the value of Britain’s withdrawal (pic: Terry Murden) Brexit uncertainty has wiped about £3 billion from the Scottish economy as investors delay decisions, according to new research. ItRead More

Revival plan for city

Plan to bring whisky back to former Teacher head office

New purpose: the former Teacher building is a landmark A former whisky company headquarters will once again be a place to enjoy a dram under a £6 million plan toRead More

Meat firm blow

Devro to axe 90 jobs with closure of Bellshill plant

Devro
Devro makes skins for sausages Meat casings company Devro is closing its Bellshill site with the loss of 90 jobs and will switch production to its Moodiesburn plant. Bellshill willRead More

Groundbreaking project

Data firm Topolytics secures deal monitoring ‘waste crime’

On track: Alastair Hanlon of PragmatIC and Dr Michael Groves Data analytics business Topolytics has won a £500,000 contract to build the UK’s first digital waste tracking system that willRead More

Assets acquired

Deanestor acquires Havelock brands out of administration

Havelock Europa
Havlelock collapsed in August this year One of Scotland’s best-known furniture and fit out brands, Havelock, has been acquired out of administration for an undisclosed sum by contract furniture specialist Deanestor. The dealRead More

As Gove says SNP want No Deal...

Johnson aims to push Brexit bill through in three days

EU flags
The PM is preparing to lower the EU flag Boris Johnson will attempt to rush through his Brexit bill this week in just three days, prompting opposition MPs to claimRead More

Retailer pulls out

Ashley drops bid interest in troubled Goals Soccer Centres

Mike Ashley Sky vid
No deal: Mike Ashley Mike Ashley has dropped his interest in acquiring troubled Goals Soccer Centres, claiming the East Kilbride-based firm failed to co-operate. Mr Ashley had made an indicativeRead More

Cheaper solution found

Old mine shafts may be answer to energy storage

Charlie Blair at Newtongrange Mining Museum, Scotland
Charlie Blair at Newtongrange Mining Museum, Scotland A new form of energy storage, using massive weights in disused mine shafts, could prove a cheaper alternative to batteries, an industry reports says. EdinburghRead More