Yesterday Morrisons confirmed plans to shut 132 stores putting around 1300 McColl’s employees are at risk of redundancy. The supermarket giant took over the newsagent chain when it fell into administration with a £190 million in a rescue deal in May. Part of this plan involves Morrisons overhauling the convenience retailer after competition regulators said last week […]
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Glasgow will soon welcome a one-of-a-kind winter retreat with the arrival of the city’s first outdoor spa – complete with an open-air hot tub. Winter Spa Garden, THAW, launches at the famous Kimpton Blythswood Square this November, where residents at the five-star destination hotel can live in the lap of Scandinavian-inspired luxury. Guests can look forward to immersing
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Scotland’s first dedicated horror entertainment business of its kind has successfully grown and sought out new business opportunities after working with Business Gateway. Northern Frights was founded in 2022 by Laura Ripley (pictured above) after she left a 14-year career in oil and gas. The business was initially launched to bring entertainment horror events to the Northeast and to provide a source of paid work for local talented actors. Since then, it has expanded to horror escape rooms, conventions, prop, and
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Two Glasgow-based entrepreneurs are looking to bring world cinema to Scotland and the wider UK, after buying the rights to two critically acclaimed international films in their first distribution deals. After securing an initial seed investment, Graham Fulton and Jen Davies set up Conic earlier this year, spotting a gap in the market in Scotland
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Unfolded, the sustainable and ethical clothes production platform has raised £1.2 million to accelerate its mission to remove waste from the fashion industry and create a new sustainable way to shop for clothes. The round has been led by Techstart Ventures with Solid Bond, FJ Labs, Sweet Spot Capital, Pareto Holdings, participating alongside leading angel
The Green light has been given to proposals that will radically upgrade facilities at one of Scotland’s most historic golf clubs, enabled by a development of 78 new homes. Included in the proposals at Dunbar Golf Club – founded in 1856 – is a brand-new clubhouse, a nine-hole short course, golf academy, driving range and
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The Drinks Bakery which created the world’s first ever range of savoury biscuits expertly matched with drinks, is expanding into the booming global alcohol-free market by repackaging its multi-award-winning Drinks Biscuits to include tasting notes for non-alcoholic drinks. The move is the result of a two-year project driven by the global growth of alcohol-free drinks,
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MacGregor and MacDuff are delighted to announce the opening of their newest Kilt Store near Edinburgh Airport which will open on the 14th of November 2022. “The Kings of Kilts” will run their Edinburgh store in the same way as their other kilt stores in Glasgow and Prestwick, bringing exceptional customer service and a wide
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A leading Scottish male grooming business is officially a cut above the rest after being named Scotland’s Best Barbershop. Sovereign Grooming, which has salons in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow , picked up the title at the SHABA Awards, Scotland’s hair and beauty ‘Oscars’. Sovereign founder Kyle Ross (pictured above) made it a double by also
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Larbert has been confirmed as the third location for a new convenience store chain launched by former Dundee United chairman Stephen Thompson (pictured above). The latest Eddy’s Food Station launch comes hot on the heels of the inaugural Alloa store which opened just a few months ago, and the Greenock branch last week. The newest
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