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21-month low for retailers

Scottish shops face ‘nerve-wracking’ Christmas as sales slump

Multrees Walk, shop, retail, Edinburgh
Retailers are seeing sales slump (pic: Terry Murden)   Shoppers failed to offer the struggling high street any Christmas cheer as new figures showed a slump in sales last month.Read More

End to five month surge

Retailers suffer setback ahead of Black Friday sales

Black Friday
Retailers will be hoping for a lift from Black Friday (pic: Terry Murden)   Scottish retail sales “fell out of puff” last month after five month of positive figures, accordingRead More

Budget submission to Mackay

‘Ditch new tax and help retailers adapt to change’ says SRC

Jaeger
Retail chiefs have called on Finance Secretary Derek Mackay to ditch plans for ..

Levy will add to costs

Scrap ‘ill-considered’ out of town tax, say retailers

David Lonsdale
Scotland’s retailers want the government to scrap plans allowing councils to levy a new business rates ..

Crisis mounts on high street

Retailers demand help as shop job losses accelerate

Jaeger
Further government action is being demanded to help retailers after new figures showed

Mackay announces new package

Retail chief ‘alarmed’ by new business rates levy

David Lonsdale
Retail industry leader David Lonsdale today expressed alarm at Finance Secretary Derek Mackay's..

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

As I See It

Holyrood has power to save our crumbling high streets

shop closure
House of Fraser's decision to close half its stores, including its towering institution in Edinburgh, ought to be a wake-up call for politicians who are in danger of fiddling while Rome burns.

Crisis grows for retailers

Empty shops at seven-year high as consumers stay away

New data on shop vacancies reveal the growing crisis for Britain's retailers...

'Wake-up call' for policy makers

Retailers call for action as shops axe more jobs

David Lonsdale
Retailers are demanding action to reduce costs which are forcing companies out of business and putting shop staff out of work.