Scottish Retail Consortium

Total sales in Scotland increased by 2.6% compared with November 2020, when they had decreased by 10.2%, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) & KPMG Scottish Retail Sales Monitor.

Scottish footfall decreased by 19.8% in November, a 2.8 percentage point decrease from October, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and Sensormatic IQ data.

The return of Halloween has failed to lift retail figures, as total sales in Scotland increased by just 2.0% compared with October 2020, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and KPMG Scottish Retail Sales Monitor.

Thirteen business representative groups and industry bodies have jointly written to the Scottish Finance Secretary asking her to introduce a business rates discount for all retail premises for the coming financial year. The retail industry in Scotland employs 230,000 people and traditionally account

Total retail sales in September continue to perform below pre-pandemic levels, with sales down 9.1% compared with September 2019, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and KPMG Scottish Retail Sales Monitor.

Scottish footfall decreased by 19.9% in September (Yo2Y), a 1.3 percentage point increase from August, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and Sensormatic IQ Footfall Monitor.

The Scottish Government has announced that people who have suffered the most as a result of the pandemic will be at the heart of Scotland’s Covid recovery strategy. The new strategy, For a Fairer Future, sets out the next steps in Scotland’s recovery from the pandemic, recognising t

The lifting of coronavirus restrictions has been dubbed a 'let down' as Scottish total retail sales in August continued to perform below pre-pandemic levels.

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has published its recommendations for the Scottish Government’s 2022-2023 Budget calling for action to stimulate consumer spending, protect vulnerable consumers, and support hard-pressed businesses.

Scottish footfall decreased by 21.2% in August, a 5.9 percentage point increase from July, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and Sensormatic IQ Footfall Monitor.

Scottish retailers are still waiting for a return to pre-pandemic trading as total retail sales in Scotland increased by 7.4% compared with July 2020 when they had decreased by 8.3% year-on-year.

Action to entice city centre shoppers back and early certainty over business taxes and regulation should be at the heart of the next Scottish Government Budget this autumn, according to the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC).

Scottish shop vacancies have risen by a quarter since the second quarter of 2020, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC)-Local Data Company (LDC) Vacancy Monitor. In the second quarter of 2021, the Scottish vacancy rate increased to 16.1%, from 15.3% in Q1. It was 3.2 percenta

Scottish retail sales in June moved closer to pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and KPMG Scottish Retail Sales Monitor.

Scottish shopper footfall decreased by 29.5% in June, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and Sensormatic IQ Footfall monitor.