Scotland’s landmark shopping streets are in danger of becoming “shopping deserts” as retail units empty and upmarket shops pull out.
Along the main shopping thoroughfares in the biggest cities, buildings that used to house the major names in retail are now selling tourist tat, vape liquid and cheap Christmas gifts, while others carry “To Let” signs.
Shoppers hurry by on their way to covered centres – or head in their cars to out of town malls.
