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Shoppers urged to show ‘patience, kindness and consideration’ to retail staff

The Scottish Retail Consortium and Usdaw have launched the ’tis the season to ShopKind’ campaign to tackle abuse of shop staff.

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2025

Retail sales saw ‘solid’ growth in final month of 2024, experts say

The Scottish Retail Consortium said 2024 on the whole, however, was a ‘tepid’ year for sales in Scotland.

Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2025

Shopper footfall in Scotland rose in October

Shopping centre footfall increased by 3.5% year on year in October, new Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC)-Sensormatic figures show.

The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2024

Business leaders raise concerns about regulations and deposit return scheme

Scottish Retail Consortium director David Lonsdale said the deposit return scheme was an ‘enormous logistical exercise’.

The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2022

'Sigh of relief' on the high street as business rates frozen, Scottish Retail Consortium says

John Swinney responded to campaigning from Scottish business groups

Insider UK · Dec 15, 2022

‘Sigh of relief’ as Swinney freezes business rates, industry body says

The 2023-24 Scottish budget was laid out on Thursday.

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022

Scottish business leaders back youngsters ahead of results day

Letter to students is signed by leaders of the Scottish Retail Consortium, Scottish Chambers of Commerce and the CBI

Insider UK · Aug 8, 2022

Scottish shopper footfall struggles to recover from impact of pandemic

FOOTFALL in Scotland’s shops has had the lowest rate of growth in the UK when compared with pre-pandemic levels, statistics show.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 3, 2022

Promising improvement in Scottish city centre footfall

The easing of Covid restrictions and the return of commuters saw more shoppers in shopping centres and on high streets

Insider UK · May 5, 2022

Plea for action to sustain improved Scottish shop vacancy rate

In the first quarter of 2022, the vacancy rate for Scottish shops decreased to 15.8%, from 16.1% in the fourth quarter of 2021. The latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and Local Data Company figures put this a 0.5% higher than in the same point

Insider UK · Apr 28, 2022