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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Nov- 2025 -21 NovemberShopping Centres
Frasers acquires Braehead shopping centre for £220m
Frasers Group has acquired the 1.1 million sq ft Braehead shopping centre from SGS UK Retail in a £220m deal. The purchase adds one of Scotland’s largest retail destinations to the group’s holdings and forms part of its wider expansion strategy. The transaction follows a restructuring and refinancing of SGS…
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7 NovemberEntertainment
Footfall drops for sixth consecutive month as shoppers await Budget impact
Retail footfall across the UK fell by 0.7% year on year in October, marking the sixth consecutive monthly decline as shoppers remained wary ahead of a possible tax-raising Budget, according to new BRC-Sensormatic Solutions data. Although footfall continued to remain down, the four-week period to 1 November showed an improvement…
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5 NovemberSupermarkets
Aldi to open 16 new stores in run up to Christmas
Aldi announced it is to open 16 new stores between Thursday 6 November and Friday 12 December 2025, as it continues its £650m investment into its store estate. The new stores locations include Kirkintilloch in Scotland, Cheadle in Staffordshire, Billericay in Essex and Kentish Town in London. The UK’s fourth-largest…
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Oct- 2025 -22 OctoberFeatures
Is Pets at Home really a victim of a ‘subdued’ pet market?
“It’s not just one issue behind Pets at Home’s challenges. A squeeze on household budgets, rising costs in real estate and shifts in consumer behaviour have combined with the challenges of delivering a broad ‘pet care platform’ strategy,” says Anna King, a retail consultant, of the troubles facing the UK’s…
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20 OctoberGovernment
BRC welcomes progress on Crime and Policing Bill
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has welcomed progress on the Crime and Policing Bill as it completed its Second Reading in the House of Lords yesterday, and will now go to the Committee Stage. The bill will remove the £200 threshold for ‘low level’ theft which the organisation believes will…
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20 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Mountain Warehouse doubles size of Caledonia Park store
Mountain Warehouse has opened a new upsized location at Caledonia Park, doubling its store size at the premium designer outlet village in Scotland. The outdoor retailer more than doubled its store size by 70% to 6,276 sq ft, relocating next to the M&S outlet. The new store will stock Mountain…
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14 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Quiz Clothing outlines plan for UK retail expansion
Quiz Clothing has announced plans to open between five and 10 new UK stores over the next year as part of a renewed retail growth strategy following a company-wide restructuring. The Glasgow-based fashion retailer said the expansion will build on a new store concept launched at Braehead Shopping Centre in…
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10 OctoberShopping Centres
Jo Malone London opens new store at Silverburn
British fragrance brand Jo Malone London has opened a new store at Silverburn, Glasgow’s retail and leisure destination. The store offers the full Jo Malone London range, including colognes, bath and body products, home fragrances, and seasonal limited editions. Each fragrance is designed to be worn alone or layered to…
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3 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Uniqlo opens biggest Scottish store in Glasgow
Uniqlo has officially opened its largest Scottish store at the St Enoch Centre in Glasgow. Spread across two floors on Argyle Street, the new store is the Japanese fashion retailer’s second Scottish outlet following the opening of its Princes Street store in Edinburgh last year. It is the 23rd site…
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2 OctoberDepartment Stores
John Lewis appoints new chief people officer
The John Lewis Partnership has announced the appointment of Helen Webb OBE as its new chief people officer, joining the partnership on 24 November. Webb was most recently chief people officer at WHSmith, supporting the business through large scale employee changes, and prior to that was chief people and services…
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