Scotland

Tesco staff offered body cameras as physical assaults rise

Tesco’s chief executive, Ken Murphy, has confirmed that the supermarket chain has equipped its members of staff with body-worn cameras,…

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UK footfall falls by 1.6% in August

Total UK footfall decreased by 1.6% in August (YoY), down from a rise of +1.8% in July, the BRC has…

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Bottle recycling scheme to cost at least £1.8bn a year, warns BRC

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned that government plans to introduce a bottle recycling scheme could cost the industry…

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Summer holidays sees high street footfall up 4.8%

Footfall across all UK retail destinations increased by 0.7%, driven by high streets where footfall rose by +4.8% from the…

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UK loses 6,000 storefronts in five years

The UK high street has lost over 6,000 storefronts in the past five years as the vacancy rate increased to…

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Waitrose announces partnership with UberEats

Waitrose has announced plans to grow its position in on-demand grocery shopping and the convenience sector with a new multi-year…

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Heatwave dampens June footfall

Footfall fell -1.9% in the five weeks from 28 May to 01 July 2023 as hot weather meant that shoppers…

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WH Smith to not open any more high street stores

WH Smith chief executive Carl Cowling has told the BBC that the retailer will not open any more UK high…

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Poundland accelerates grocery rollout

Poundland has today announced its plans to accelerate its grocery rollout to more stores across the country. The discount retailer…

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Lloyds Pharmacy continues offloading stores as CEO departs

Lloyds Pharmacy parent company Hallo Healthcare has sold 32 Masta stores, its private travel clinic, to Irish firm Nomad Travel…

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