Scottish Retail Consortium

Scottish retail footfall fell for the fourth consecutive month in August, sparking nervousness among retailers as they approach the critical "golden quarter" trading period.

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has voiced concerns after the publication of the latest Recorded Crime in Scotland statistics which show a 17% rise in shop thefts over the past year, to over 47,000 incidents. David Lonsdale, director of the Scottish Retail Consortium, said: “It&rsquo

Scottish retail sales fell by 0.5% in real terms last month as growing economic uncertainty prompted consumers to reduce their spending.

Scottish high streets saw shopper numbers fall again in July, with footfall dropping by 1.3% year-on-year.

Retailers are warning that UK government tax policies are driving up prices and threatening jobs, a new survey from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has revealed.

A three-month period of growth for Scottish retail came to an end in June, with total sales decreasing by 0.4% compared to June 2024 – when they had decreased by 3.4%.

Firms occupying larger premises in Scotland are set to pay £54.7 million more than their equivalent-sized counterparts down south in the coming year, from 1 April. The figures have prompted the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) to reiterate its call for rates parity with England and for the int

New figures reveal a significant rise in shoplifting across Scotland, with a reported 18% increase in the year ending December 2024. This brings the total to over 43,000 incidents, a jump of 89% compared to 2020.

Scottish retailers have urged MSPs to approve what they describe as an "imperfect" Budget. The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has published a five-page assessment of the draft Budget, which it sent last week to Holyrood's finance committee and Scottish government ministers.

Shops in Scotland are expecting to see their business rates bills rise by around £7.6 million from April 2025. The Scottish Government's Budget increases the business rate for all firms occupying medium-sized and larger commercial premises by 1.7% in 2025-26.

Return to school shopping is not enough to stem the drop in Scottish retail sales in July, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium - KPMG Scottish Retail Sales monitor.

Scottish retail sales were stunted in the first four weeks of 2024, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SCR) and KPMG Scottish Retail Sales Monitor.

Scotland has witnessed superficial growth in retail sales, increasing by 6.1% in the five weeks leading up to 30 September 2023, compared to the same period in 2022, slightly down from the previous year’s 6.5% growth. However, when adjusted for the prevalent inflation, with both the SPI and CP

Scottish retail destinations displayed an encouraging uptick in footfall for September, according to recent SRC-Sensormatic IQ data. The data reveals a 1.0% increase year-on-year (YoY), performing 0.6 percentage points better than August and notably outstripping the UK average, which exper

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has appointed Debbie Harding, chief people & corporate officer at Dobbies Garden Centres, as SRC chair. Ms Harding will succeed John Brodie M.B.E. who has served as SRC chair since January 2018, in Spring 2024.