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Scottish jeweller and watch seller Laings has hailed a 5% increase in turnover to £63.3 million for the year ended 31 May 2023. However, the firm's pre-tax profits dropped slightly to £3.7m from £5.45m.

A partnership between the UK government, Glasgow City Council, and the Smart Things Accelerator Centre (STAC), including significant government investment, has been launched with the aim of transforming Glasgow into Europe’s largest smart things and IoT innovation hub. The partnership will cen

Property firm Rettie & Co is forecasting Scottish house prices to rise by around 1.5% in 2024, with overall residential property transaction activity increasing to approximately 4.3 per cent. Rettie sees continued pressure on the private rental sector (PRS), with double-digit increases in averag

Business confidence in Scotland fell ten points during December to 31%, according to the latest Business Barometer from Bank of Scotland Commercial Banking.

Dozens of school pupils are taking legal action accusing their school of ending a key exam 90 seconds early. The lawsuit filed by at least 39 students in South Korean capital Seoul seeks damages of 20 million won each (around £12,000), the BBC reports.

Edinburgh-based fashion designer Eilidh Gibson, a Glasgow School of Art graduate, has successfully launched her first collection, Party Pants, following a significant financial boost from the Start Up Loans programme.

Jet setters bound for Glasgow from Heathrow Airport were given an extra warm Scottish welcome this Christmas, courtesy of a bagpiper who piped them to their departure gate, thanks to Walker’s Shortbread. Lucky passengers who were flying to Glasgow airport this week on 21 December were treated

Holmes Miller Architects has been appointed by Dundee Football Club to begin work on designing a new stadium for the club. The project will see the development of plans for a proposed new, state-of-the-art stadium as part of a mixed-use development at Camperdown, to replace the Club’s current

Crerar Hotels has posted a 31% increase in turnover, rising from £14.5 million to £19m, and a more than 30% growth in gross profit, from £12.6m to £16.4m. This growth is attributed to strong summer sales surpassing pre-covid levels. The group, which includes seven award-winni

Ministers have welcomed Parliamentary approval of the proposed new chair and two land commissioners of the Scottish Land Commission (SLC). Ministers selected Michael Russell as the new chair of the SLC, and Craig MacKenzie and Deborah Roberts as land commissioners, following recommendations presente

The Insurance and Actuarial Society of Glasgow (IASG) has raised £9,255 for Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland (CHSS). CHSS supports the 1 in 5 people in Scotland who are living with chest, heart and stroke conditions and long covid to live their lives to the full. The charity provides a free a

Artisan Real Estate has agreed to acquire Edinburgh's historic Caledonian Brewery from Heineken UK, with a vision to redevelop the site into residential community. Artisan has submitted a proposal of application notice (PAN) to develop the the 1.9-acre site in Shandon into a sustainab

Law firm Anderson Strathern has reported its most successful year ever for investment deals for the second year running, amid continued optimism in the Scottish investment market. Over the past year, the corporate investment team has been involved in more than 30 investment deals with an aggregate v

Virgin Hotels' Glasgow location, which opened just four months ago, has abruptly shut down, leaving staff and stakeholders in dismay. The closure, announced unexpectedly in a staff meeting followed by immediate escort from the premises, occurs amidst financial turmoil for the property's owner, Lloyd

Scotland-based Blachere Illuminations, which is behind some of the UK’s most infamous Christmas light displays, is preparing for the festive season with continued support from the Bank of Scotland.