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Year on year Scottish shopper footfall decreased by 50.2% in December, a 18.9 percentage point increase from November, according to the latest Shoppertrak data released by the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC).

The Royal Bank of Scotland has issued an urgent scam alert following the new lockdown. The lockdown at the beginning of March saw an increase in scams of 400% according to Action Fraud and Royal Bank is hoping that by alerting customers in advance and further raising awareness of these types of

CessCon Decom has launched its new decommissioning facility at Energy Park Fife, Methil, with the announcement that it has been awarded Scotland’s largest decommissioning contract to date, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.

French police officers narrowly missed being pelted with stolen wine bottles worth hundreds of euros as they pursued thieves in a high-speed motorway chase this week. The burglars allegedly stole hundreds of bottles of Burgundy Grand Crus wines worth an estimated €350,000 from the wine cel

Edinburgh-based investment manager Par Equity has celebrated another successful year in 2020 as it increased its new investment activity to a record £12.4 million. Despite the challenges of a year dominated by COVID-19, the company also continued its run of successful exits, which means it has

Yorsipp, a specialist provider of bespoke SIPP, SSAS and 'At Retirement' pension solutions, has appointed Iain McCallum as its new technical and compliance manager. Mr McCallum is a pensions expert with over two decades of experience in the financial services industry, having served in various capac

Edinburgh-based financial services company Nucleus Financial Group has increased its assets under administration by 8.1% to £17.4 billion in the three months to 31 December 2020. By comparison, the FTSE All-Share Index increased 11.9% on the last quarter and fell by 12.5% year-on-year.

Walker's Shortbread has announced the appointment of Norman Ross as its new finance director following the retirement of Dave Edwards. Norman Ross is currently finance director of Speymalt Whisky Distributors, better known as Gordon & MacPhail.

Dundee-based teamwear specialist Direct Soccer Limited is celebrating the expansion of its warehouse and installation of innovative automated machinery following an investment of over £1.9 million supported by Scottish Enterprise that will also create 25 new jobs. Bryce Gibson and Joyce Gibson

A trading update from members of the Scottish Hospitality Group has revealed that businesses took in only 20% of last year’s earnings during the vital Christmas trading period.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published the results of its coronavirus financial resilience surveys revealing the impact of coronavirus on firms’ financial resilience. In response to the crisis, the FCA has been monitoring the effects of the economic downturn on firms&rs

Independent chartered surveyor DM Hall has appointed Ayrshire-based John McHugh as the firm’s new managing partner. He replaces Eric Curran who steps down following six years in post and 43 years at the firm.

The Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC, a company managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Publishing its anniversary booklet, the company has explored the broad global question of whether the 21st century will be the Asian Century, the economic impact of this on

Scottish craft brewer Innis & Gunn has announced a new partnership with C&C Group, a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded beer, cider, wine, spirits and soft drinks to sell and distribute Innis & Gunn’s award-winning range of beers across the on-trade in the

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has been reviewing the recent UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (UK-EU TCA) and considers the agreement brings a broad level of certainty for businesses in the UK, Europe and globally about the status of trade in goods and services, the m