Tag: Scottish Retail Consortium
Vacancies soar on Scotland’s high streets
Latest figures produced for SRC reveal rising vacancy rate
FOOTFALL in Scottish town centres is continuing to decline, while vacancy rates are now 15% higher...
The next steps for Scottish DRS
With the Scottish Government consultation now closed ZWS boss Iain Gulland shares his views on deposit return
Councils appeal rates
Scottish councils have been contesting their own business rates bills by appealing the rateable values for swathes of local authority owned properties
Food flourishing in Scottish stores
Food sales continue to perform well across Scotland
SRC calls for business rates freeze
SRC calls on Mackay to forgo inflationary rise
SRC not keen on new rates levers
Online and out of town tax under fire
A strong summer in Scotland
MATCHING trends across the UK, the extended good weather of early summer saw total sales in Scotland across June increase by 2.7% year on year
Rates of confusion
SCOTLAND’S current system of business rates is unwieldy and expensive and held together by an often confusing series of reliefs, the Scottish Retail Consortium director David Lonsdale has said
Relief for retailers as sales rise
FOLLOWING the disappointment of April, retailers in Scotland saw like for like sales increase by 1.8% in May compared to the same month in 2017.
ONS report reveals lackluster growth
SRC puts politicians in spotlight over tough conditions
A five year low for April sales
RETAILERS in Scotland experienced their toughest month in five years in April according to the latest figures from the Scottish Retail Consortium and KPMG.
Trade groups calls for post-Brexit alignment
Devolution debate has big implications for retail
Food sales dominate spending
MARCH sales in Scotland were underwhelming with a decrease of 0.2%Â on a like for like basis compared to the same period last year
Romance lends retailers a hand
FOOD sales, aided by Valentine’s Day, saw Scottish retail sales perform well in February ahead of the disruption caused by snow
SRC hits out at squeeze
CONSUMERS are being squeezed from all sides according to David Lonsdale, director of the Scottish Retail Consortium
Crime continues to cost millions
BRC figures reveal a £700m black hole
