Scotland

- A watering down of the proposed levy on supermarkets announced yesterday by the Scottish government has been met with derision by business leaders.Finance Secretary for the devolved Scottish Government John Swinney confirmed in parliament that the...

- Retail sales growth in Scotland last month was the weakest seen in any December since at least 1999, new findings published today reveal.Sales in the country were up just 1.6 per cent in total and a tiny 0.4 per cent on a like-for-like (LFL) basis...

- Total retail sales in Scotland reported their steepest decline since at least 1999, down 1.3 per cent in November compared to the same month last year, when they had increased 3.4 per cent.According to the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC)-KPMG Sco...

- Scotland saw like-for-like (LFL) sales fall 1.5 per cent lower than a year ago, the fifth decline in the past six months, it has been announced today.The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) reports that food sales showed their largest year-on-year de...

- The Scottish government has published a bill today that will look to set a minimum price for a unit of alcohol as a condition of licence.At present alcohol consumption is said to be significantly higher north of the border and the Alcohol (Minimum...

- The Scottish government must address the impact of its proposed new supermarket tax, the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has warned today.The independent Regulatory Review Group has received a letter from the SRC attacking the Scottish government...

- Total sales in Scotland were up 0.8 per cent in September compared to the same period last year, showing a slight return to growth, it was announced today.The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) found that, while food sales growth was similar to that...

- A number of influential Scottish business groups have joined forces to demand more information on the proposed levy on retailers unveiled by the country’s government last week.During a budget announcement to Scotland’s parliament on September 21st...

- The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has attacked plans outlined by the Scottish government to increase business rates for large retailers of alcohol and tobacco.The levy, announced yesterday by Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney as part of h...