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Number of shop vacancies in Scotland drops slightly, figures show

The number of empty shops in Scotland has decreased in a “slender” but welcome improvement, retail experts have said. According to figures released by the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) on Friday, the overall vacancy rate on Scotland’s high ...

29 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Scotland’s retail footfall growth ‘worst in UK compared to pre-pandemic levels’

Scotland’s shopper footfall growth has been ranked the worst in the UK compared with pre-pandemic levels, statistics show. Data from the Scottish Retail Consortium and Sensormatics’ footfall monitor found that retail is struggling to bounce ...

03 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Retailers need short-term leases to fill empty high street stores, MSPs told

Decade-long leases for retail businesses must be removed to solve the blight of empty high street stores, MSPs have been told. Encouraging landlords to offer shorter term lets to retailers will encourage more businesses to invest in ...

27 Apr 2022 at 14:25

Scotland

Too many stores still lying empty, warns business leader

A prominent business leader has warned that “too many stores aren’t in use” as latest figures revealed a slight drop in the number of empty units thanks to festive pop-ups. In the fourth quarter of 2021, the Scottish shop vacancy ...

28 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Modest improvement in shopper footfall in August, figures show

Retailers saw a “modest” improvement in shopper footfall last month, though visits were well down on pre-pandemic levels, according to latest figures. Data from the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC)-Sensormatic IQ showed that ...

02 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

‘Encouraging’ rise in shopper footfall in December, says trade body

Shopper numbers in Scotland increased in the final month of last year – although December figures tracking the number of people in stores showed it was still below pre-pandemic levels. Retail analysists said that bricks and ...

06 Jan 2023 at 00:01

‘Sigh of relief’ as Swinney freezes business rates, industry body says

There will be a “sigh of relief” on the high street as the Deputy First Minister announced a freeze to business rates, an industry body has said. Laying out the budget for next year, John Swinney said he had listened to ...

15 Dec 2022 at 18:07

Scotland

Tory attempt to ditch workplace parking levy fails

An attempt by the Scottish Conservatives to scrap the workplace parking levy has failed. The controversial measure, which was passed by the Scottish Parliament as part of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019, will give ...

22 Feb 2022 at 14:55

Scotland

Grocery sales see highest increase in 24 years ‘entirely’ due to rising costs

Grocery sales in Scotland have seen their highest increase in 24 years, bolstered entirely by rising food prices, new figures have shown. Figures released by the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and KPMG show ...

15 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Budget will cause ‘self-inflicted economic harm’ to retailers, ministers warned

The impact of Scotland’s Budget on retailers is a “recipe for self-inflicted economic harm”, industry leaders have warned ministers. In a seven-page submission, the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has ...

11 Jan 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Slender uptick for Scottish retail sales as inflation eats away at growth

High inflation effectively erased any real increase in retail sales last month, but Scots sprucing up their homes and gardens in time for summer helped push the number into positive territory. In ...

17 May 2023 at 09:34

Scotland

Christmas shopping period off to ‘miserable’ start, figures show

Sales of Wellington boots and cold and flu remedies “fared well” last month, but sales overall took a real-terms dip in Scotland as the busy Christmas shopping period got off to a “miserable” ...

15 Nov 2023 at 00:01

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