Scotland
This coverage explores retail developments and economic conditions across Scotland, featuring reporting on store openings and closures, regional sales trends, employment challenges, and policy decisions affecting the sector. Insights are tailored for retail managers and executives seeking to understand the specific dynamics shaping retail operations in Scottish markets.
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Mar- 2023 -30 MarchClothing & Shoes
Primark boosts hourly pay for retail assistants
Primark is to increase the pay of its retail assistants in Great Britain, giving around 26,000 retail colleagues an average pay rise of 12%. The retailer is increasing the rates of pay for all hourly-paid store colleagues across England, Scotland and Wales to £11 an hour and £11.51 in London.…
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27 MarchHealth & Beauty
Superdrug opens its largest Scottish store in Braehead
Superdrug has opened its biggest store in Scotland – located in Braehead Shopping Centre. Superdrug said the 9,324sq ft store means customers will have access to exclusive brands, the latest health and beauty products and luxury fragrances and has also created 10 new jobs in the local area. The store…
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16 MarchClothing & Shoes
Strikes cause 11.1% decrease in retail footfall, reports Springboard
Footfall declined 11% yesterday as a result of the UK-wide strike action, according to a new report by MRI Springboard. Springboard said that this decline is even “more significant” than usual as it comes on the back of reduced footfall last Wednesday (8 March 2023), when customer activity declined by…
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15 MarchClothing & Shoes
M&S rolls out Nobody’s Child pop-ups across 30 stores
Marks and Spencer is set to roll out fashion brand Nobody’s Child to 30 stores across the UK from March to August. The 400ft seasonal pop-ups will offer a 30-piece capsule collection of Nobody’s Child’s signature midi and mini dresses, as well as a range of skirts, tops and jumpsuits…
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14 MarchHigh Street
Severe weather sees footfall drop 7%
Footfall across UK retail destinations declined by -7% last week due to “severe” weather conditions, a far greater decline than in the week before last when footfall had dropped by a modest -1.1%, according to the latest figures from Springboard. Springboard revealed that high streets were by far the hardest…
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2 MarchHigh Street
Footfall falls by 5.3% following half-term boost
Footfall across UK retail destinations declined by -5.3% last week from the week before when it surged +7.6% thanks to school half-term. Over the three days from Monday to Wednesday footfall declined by an average of -12.6% in response to an average rise of +16.8% over the same three days…
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Jan- 2023 -25 JanuarySupply Chain
300 Amazon warehouse workers hold first UK strike
The GMB union has organised a strike for about 300 Amazon warehouse employees out of 1,000 at the e-commerce retailer’s Coventry depot today (Wednesday 25 January), the first to be held in the UK. The union has been working to boost its presence at the company, as today’s strike action…
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Nov- 2022 -23 NovemberClothing & Shoes
Banana Republic to be sold by Next
Gap has announced that it has reached an agreement with Next to extend its joint venture and sell its Banana Republic and Athleta brands in the UK and Republic of Ireland through the retailer. Banana Republic, a global apparel and accessories brand for attainable luxury and heritage classics, will launch…
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7 NovemberHigh Street
Footfall declines 7.5% in week after half-term
Footfall across UK retail destinations declined by -7.5% last week, following a rise of +8.2% in the week before last during the school half term holiday week, according to Springboard. The gap from the 2019 footfall level widened to -9.8% last week from -9% in the week before last indicating…
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Oct- 2022 -27 OctoberNews
Passenger named one of the UK’s fastest growing online companies
Outdoor clothing brand Passenger is gearing up for global expansion as it named one of the UK’s fastest growing online companies. The New Forest company – which plants a tree for every order sold – has seen sales more than quadruple from 2019 to £11 million in 2021 as, driven…
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