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Retail sales have seen some festive growth side from Black Friday sales distortions, according to the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and KPMG.

KPMG has announced the launch of an apprenticeship programme in Scotland designed specifically for the next generation of auditors. The professional services firm’s first ‘audit only’ apprenticeship has 9 vacancies up for grabs to school leavers across its three Scottish offices (A

Challenger accountant BDO has rivalled The Big Four accountancy companies as it has taken on nine FTSE 250 audit clients this year. BDO's expanded client base comes as 'The Big Four' (Deloitte, PwC, EY and KPMG) increase their fees and cast off risky customers.

Administrators Blair Nimmo and Alistair McAlinden from KPMG have confirmed Watt Brothers’ flagship store will close next week. As the store enters its final week of trading ahead of its closure on Sunday 15th December 2019, discounts of up to 70% have been applied on all remaining stock.

KPMG has announced plans to relocate to the multi-million pound Marischal Square development in Aberdeen, as it eyes further growth in the city. The leading professional services firm will relocate from its current base in Albyn Place to the new city centre location in the Spring.

KPMG’s family business leader Kirsty Ross discusses how succession dominates the agenda for Scotland’s family-owned businesses. They’re increasingly dubbed ‘the backbone’ of the Scottish economy. Scotland’s family-owned businesses contribute billions, with at leas

Scotland’s largest publically listed companies are making good progress on boardroom gender balance, but more needs to be done, according to a new report by KPMG. The latest findings from the Hampton-Alexander review, which monitors the gender balance in all FTSE 350 businesses, reveal half of

Administrators Blair Nimmo and Alistair McAlinden from KPMG have announced further discounts at the flagship store of Scottish retailer Watt Brothers, as it enters its final weeks of trading. The fourth-generation family-owned business operated a chain of department stores throughout Scotland, befor

Business confidence within the oil and gas sector has increased with 43% of contractors reporting a rise in production activity, up from 28% 12 months ago, according to the 31st Oil & Gas survey conducted by Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce. The survey of 90 UK firms employing ar

More than half of Scottish car buyers are reluctant to go electric over fears about the distance a car can travel on one charge, according to new research from KPMG. A total of 67% of motorists north of the border say ‘range anxiety’ is the biggest disadvantage holding them back from mak

Administrators Blair Nimmo and Alistair McAlinden from KPMG have confirmed the flagship store of Scottish retailer Watt Brothers will close in mid-December. The fourth-generation family-owned business operated a chain of department stores throughout Scotland, before entering administration on Friday

KPMG has launched a nationwide search for Scotland’s most innovative, growth-hungry tech pioneers, who could win the chance to pitch their business to a global audience at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The firm’s annual Best British Tech Pioneer competition, now in its sixth ye

A specialist engineering solutions provider which fell into administration earlier this year has set its sights on achieving a £6 million turnover within the next two years after a £750,000 funding facility was provided by Bibby Financial Services (BFS).

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) - KPMG Scottish Retail Sales Monitor for October 2019 has revealed total sales in Scotland increased by 1.0% compared with October 2018, when they had decreased by 0.2%.

Blair Nimmo and Alistair McAlinden of KPMG LLP have been appointed as joint administrators of Corporate Road Solutions 24:7 Limited. Based in leasehold premises at Redmill Industrial Estate in Bathgate, the company was incorporated in October 2005 operating as a road haulage contractor and freight f