Retail

EAST KILBRIDE SHOPPING CENTRE GOES INTO ADMINISTRATION

The owner of Scotland’s largest undercover shopping and leisure centre has gone into administration. A statement on the website of East Kilbride Shopping Centre said administrators had been appointed after the collapse of owner Sapphire. The administrators from Interpath Advisory said the centre would remain open. They added that all day-to-day operations would “continue unaffected […]

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M&S BOSS MAKES PLEA TO SAVE THE HIGH STREET

The chief executive of M&S has called for a radical reform of the business rates system in the UK to prevent the total collapse of high streets. In a hard-hitting intervention, Stuart Machin has described the current system as “daylight robbery” and blamed it for cities and towns becoming “increasingly full of vacancies and dodgy

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GLASGOW BASED OAT MILK BRAND PREPARES FOR EXPANSION

 Panther M*lk, Alcoholic oat milk cocktail made in Glasgow, plans to ramp up production and is targeting revenues of £1 million in 2023 following talks with major UK retailers. Founder of the Glasgow based brand Paul Crawford, who appeared on the BBC’s Dragons’ Den in March, aims to increase production volumes next year from hundreds

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STIRLING BUSINESSES REWARDED WITH NEW AWARDS CEREMONY

 The Go Forth Stirling team – Ambassador Josie Brown, Digital Communication and Community Engagement Officer Jitka Fleglova ,Project Director Danielle McRorie-Smith & Ambassador Gail Lamb Stirling’s independent businesses are set to be recognised with a series of new awards launched by the city’s BID – Go Forth Stirling.  The Independent Stirling Business Awards 2023 will

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MORE THAN 100 MCCOLL’S STORES SET TO CLOSE

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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DRINKS BAKERY EXPANDS INTO GROWING ALCOHOL FREE MARKET

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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FORMER DUNDEE UNITED CHAIRMAN OPEN’S LATEST STORE

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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SCOTTISH TOWNS LEADING UK HIGH STREET RECOVERY

Scottish spending power is fuelling strong high street growth, while other UK towns and cities lag behind, according to new data on high street spending. The insights, from takepayments’ bi-annual research into high street spending have revealed how high streets across the country are continuing to navigate their Covid recovery. Interestingly, the top three places

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