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Scotland could ‘lose our high streets as we know them’, retailers warn

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) is pressing the Finance Secretary to introduce a discount on business rates.

The Independent UK

Call to put town and city centres ‘at the heart of economic decision making’

The Scottish Retail Consortium has published recommendations to help high streets thrive.

The Independent UK

Retail growth ‘fizzled out’ last month, analysts find

Total sales in Scotland decreased 0.4% in June compared with the same month last year, when they had also decreased by 3.4%.

Evening Standard

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Retail sales saw ‘solid’ growth in final month of 2024, experts say

The Scottish Retail Consortium said 2024 on the whole, however, was a ‘tepid’ year for sales in Scotland.

Evening Standard

Scottish Retail Consortium urges MSPs to back ‘imperfect’ budget

The industry body said that while the budget does not make the cost of business cheaper there is much in it the sector supports.

The Independent UK

Shopper footfall in Scotland rose in October

Shopping centre footfall increased by 3.5% year on year in October, new Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC)-Sensormatic figures show.

The Independent UK

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

The Scottish Retail Consortium found that sales of wellies and cold and flu remedies were up during wet weather.

The Independent UK

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Retail sales in Scotland hit double-digit growth for first time this year

Total sales increased by 11.3% in June, food sales increased by 15.8% and non-food sales by 7.5%, according to audit professionals KPMG.

The Independent UK

Slender uptick for Scottish retail sales in April

Scottish sales were 9.1% higher year-on-year, although that reduced to just 0.3% when inflation was taken into account

Insider UK

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

In April, sales north of the border went up by just 0.3% last month once inflation was taken into account, the Scottish Retail Consortium said.

The Independent UK

Corrie stars replaced over the years with one character played by SEVEN actors

Like many soaps, Coronation Street has seen a huge number of actors replaced, with new stars taken on to play the popular characters. We've recounted some of the most well known Weatherfield residents with changing faces

Daily Mirror

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

SRC and KPMG warn 'consumers will continue to take steps to reduce spend where they can'

Insider UK

Air fryer sales help Scottish retailers to best monthly performance in decades

Sales of the item in Scotland increased by 11.3% in December compared to the year before

Wales Online

‘Encouraging’ rise in retail footfall during December

The number of high street shoppers in Scotland last month was 5.1% higher than in November

Insider UK

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The National (Scotland)

Retail boss is ‘cautiously optimistic’ for year ahead for industry

SCOTLAND’S retail sector can thrive in the year ahead, a leading industry figure has said, although he raised concerns about the impact of tax…

The Independent UK

Business leaders raise concerns about regulations and deposit return scheme

Scottish Retail Consortium director David Lonsdale said the deposit return scheme was an ‘enormous logistical exercise’.

Insider UK

'Sigh of relief' on the high street as business rates frozen, Scottish Retail Consortium says

John Swinney responded to campaigning from Scottish business groups

The Independent UK

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

The 2023-24 Scottish budget was laid out on Thursday.

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Glasgow Live

Shopper footfall up but still below pre-pandemic levels

The footfall of October 2022 was down by 12pc compared to the pre-pandemic same month of 2019

The National (Scotland)

Number of vacant Scottish shops decreases in 'slender' but welcome improvement

THE number of empty shops in Scotland has decreased in a “slender” but welcome improvement, retail experts have said.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish shopper footfall struggles to recover from impact of pandemic

FOOTFALL in Scotland’s shops has had the lowest rate of growth in the UK when compared with pre-pandemic levels, statistics show.

Insider UK

Retail sector faces ‘bumpy road’ amid cost-of-living crisis

Recovery in high street shopping tempered by rising pressures on consumer spending

Glasgow Live

21% decrease in footfall at Scottish shops sparks calls for swift action

David Lonsdale, director of the Scottish Retail Consortium, said there is an "urgent need to bring energy and vision" to the revival of Scotland's retail and high street destinations.

Nottingham Post

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