Retail

Rental payments based on takings may become more common as retailers adapt to the changing high street in today's challenging economy, a lawyer has suggested. Martin Bennett, a director in Scottish legal firm Lindsays' commercial property team, says the option is one available in negotiations as sho

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported a fall in retails sales volume of 1.6% for August continuing a downward trend since summer 2021 and significantly worse than expectations. This follows the lifting of restrictions on hospitality which has likely caused a shift in where consu

The number of shops closing their doors across Scotland’s high streets is accelerating, according to PwC, with more than five stores per week being lost in main shopping destinations in the first six months of the year - though the rate of new openings is also increasing.