Scotland

Today’s news in brief-3/11/23

In October, footfall in the UK dropped by 5.7% year-on-year, with high streets experiencing a 4.6% decrease, compared to a…

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October washout sees footfall drop 5.7% in October

Footfall decreased 5.7% in October as wet weather negatively impacted consumers’ willingness to visit UK highstreets, according to the latest…

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Sainsbury’s Lothian wind farm reaches completion

Sainsbury’s has completed its brand-new wind farm in Scotland, which will add up to 50 megawatts of electrical capacity to…

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JD Sports launches new loyalty app

Sports retailer JD Sports has announced the launch of its JD Status loyalty programme app across its JD stores in…

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Asda rebrands first 11 Co-op sites into Express stores

Asda has launched its programme to convert 116 convenience stores and attached petrol station forecourts acquired from the Co-op Group…

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UK footfall decreases 2.9% in September, BRC says

Total UK footfall decreased by 2.9% in September (YoY), down from -1.6% in August, according to new data from the…

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Retail bosses demand action over rising retail crime

Retail bosses from some 88 companies have signed a letter to the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, demanding action over rising…

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Johnstons of Elgin profits fall 15% in FY22

Scottish luxury cashmere retailer, Johnstons of Elgin, has revealed that its profit before tax dropped by 15.3% to £3.3m in…

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Sainsbury’s to use best-before dates on milk from next year

Sainsbury’s has announced it will be swapping use-by dates for best-before dates across its own-brand milk range, making it the…

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Caledonia Park signs Hobbs and Phase Eight

Railpen has recently announced that Phase Eight and Hobbs have signed at Caledonia Park, Scotland’s premium designer outlet village.  The…

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