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Spike in empty units

Shop vacancies rise in Scotland amid call to curb costs

Austin Reed shop closure
Shops are falling vacant at a faster rate in Scotland compared to the rest of the UK with almost one in eight unites now empty. The town centre vacancy rate forRead More

Enticing customers

Why visual seasonal rotation matters in retail

Visual merchandising, window display
Window displays: helping to lead the shopper to a remarkable shopping experience The importance of calendars to your business In the face of the apparent crumbling retail sector, executing a successful visualRead More

Hot summer hits crops

Shoppers facing first hike in prices in more than five years

Buchanan Street Glasgow, shopping
Shoppers are paying for the long,hot summer with the first hike in prices in more than five years.

Boost for retailers

Sun and sport lures shoppers into high street

Prince St retail shopping
Hot weather and a bumper summer of sport gave high streets some welcome relief

Radical plans in new report

Reshaping lease and rent model aims to save shops

House of Fraser
Shorter leases and rents based on turnover are among a radical set of ...

Best figures for four years

Relief for retailers as warm spell lures shoppers

Prince St retail shopping
Scottish retailers have recorded their best monthly performance in more than four years

Sales slump after poor Xmas

Debenhams’ profits plunge amid ‘profound change’

Debenhams
Debenhams has reported a plunge in half-year profits as the bloodbath on the high street continues.

Advice on attracting customers

Making the most of holiday sales

As a business, it’s vital to start organising campaigns targeting specific events across the year early rather than later

End of year trading figures

Christmas adds flourish to ‘tepid’ retail year

Scottish retailers enjoyed a "final flourish" over the Christmas trading period, though it came at the end of a "pretty tepid" year..

Stand alone stores opened

Kids shoes step up sales at Schuh

Schuh
Shoe retailer Schuh says its children's range is proving particularly popular with shoppers...