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UK retail sales fell by 2.5% month-on-month in July, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Sardinian authorities have pleaded with tourists not to steal sand from its famous beaches, such as the iconic pink beach on Budelli. At least six tonnes of sand has been stolen from Sardinian beaches this year so far, according to campaign group Sardinia Robbed and Plundered.

Financial advisory firm Grant Thornton has appointed Jill Hay as a tax partner within its Scottish practice. Ms Hay brings more than 20 years’ experience and will head up a tax team of 35 which provides tax advice to a wide variety of clients.

The Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) has committed £50 million over five years to the creation of new woodland and forestry management in Scotland.

Yvonne Evans, senior lecturer in Law at the University of Dundee, author of the Trusts, Trustees and Judicial Factors reissue of the Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia and member of the Law Society of Scotland's Trusts and Succession Committee, reflects on the importance of trusts to the Scottish economy,

Aberdeen-based engineering and project management firm Wood Group has secured a UK Government-backed loan worth £430 million to boost its green initiatives. The funding is part of the new UK Export Finance (UKEF) guarantee which aims at helping exporters through the “energy transition&rd

Mentors from the investment world are being given the opportunity to help Scottish schoolgirls become the next generation of expert investors.

The post-covid economic recovery in the UK is being channelled towards regional cities, according to Martha Peyton, managing director and head of global applied research at Aegon Asset Management. The long-term structural trends of demographic change and Brexit are having a transformational effect o

House prices in Scotland increased by 12% in the last year to take the average house price in Scotland up to £173,961, the House Price Index for June 2021 by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed. The annual increase is the sharpest rise since November 2007, in the midst of the

More than half (51%) of Scots are ordering in more food now than they did twelve months ago, according to a new report from KPMG. The research found that 75% of Scots now order in, up from 61% in August 2019 when KPMG last conducted research on the UK’s appetite for takeaways.

British high growth companies have raised £19 billion in foreign investment in the past three years alone, according to a new report released today by Barclays and Beauhurst. The ‘Trading Places’ report reveals that UK businesses are proving to be an attractive proposition for

A £7,000 a month Edinburgh property was successfully let in one day, highlighting the booming private rental market according to property firm DJ Alexander.  The lettings firm said activity in the rental market has increased enormously in recent weeks and they have been experiencing

There were 140 completed low carbon energy transactions globally (each worth more than US $50 million) in the first half of 2021, according to new research from Deloitte. The UK delivered 11 of these transactions. Low carbon M&A helps companies or energy suppliers move to cleaner fuels and produ

Dundee-based digital design & development agency Blue2 has announced a significant increase in turnover following 12 major new clients wins over the last four months, including Bells Food Group, ION-8 Water Bottles and Pilgrims’s Gin, to a value over £200,000. The consultancy, part o

Workers who bank with Revolut will be able to draw as much as half of their salary as they earn it weeks before payday under a new service being launched by the lender. The challenger bank, which has 3.5 million UK customers, will charge a flat fee of £1.50 every time a user accesses the pay t