Retailers

Crisps are among the food and drinks covered by the new restrictions in Scotland (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

Retailers need to comply with new food restrictions

Kevel powers top retail and commerce media networks globally

Ad Feature Kevel secures £39 million to scale AI-driven infrastructure

Youths wearing balaclavas have become a feared sight in many towns and cities (Picture: Darren Staples)

Soft justice encouraging gangs to entice children into life of crime Scotsman comment

Retailers eye ‘golden quarter’ as summer surge on Scottish high street stalls

John Swinney in a shop, holding up a sign advertising the SNP's food price cap proposal

John Swinney to press ahead with SNP's controversial food price cap

Facial recognition technology can scan crowds to find individuals (Picture: Adobe)

Face up to new responsibilities

New 10p coins bearing the King’s portrait have entered circulation for the first time, as reports suggest the use of cash is rising.

Return of the King - is cash on the way back?

Mia Cowie, Neil Cunningham, Nick Gulliver and Aidan McKinlay

I had a first look at Edinburgh's new speciality food shop

The award-winning, black pearl-filtered Single Estate Vodka is now available in the UK

Ad Feature D'YAVOL Spirits launch award-winning vodka in UK

Faerie tea & Island rum among products awarded Great Taste Awards 2026

Photo Courtesy of Gym Plus

Ad Feature From cardio to cages: Scotland's 2026 home gym trend

Electronic price tags, like these in a shop in France, enable the cost of goods to be changed quickly and easily (Picture: Riccardo Milani/Hans Lucas)

Dynamic pricing could become the 'new normal' for everything we buy Ian Johnston

Retailers are amongst small businesses in Scotland to miss out on rates relief following a revaluation

Exclusive 4000 business premises missing out on rates relief scheme revaluation

Firefighters damping down the old Debenhams building after a major fire broke out early on Thursday morning (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Why Princes Street fire is the wake-up call that Edinburgh needed Stephen Jardine

Glasgow shopping centre contributes £400m and 8,700 jobs to Scottish economy

World Cup fever sees more shoppers hit Scotland’s high streets and retail parks

Boots is now the exclusive UK high street retailer for Dr Melaxin, including the Peel Shot Exfoliating White Rice Ampoule that left my skin feeling smoother and looking brighter

I tried Boots' exclusive Dr Melaxin skincare

Malik Tillman scores the United States' second goal against Bosnia and Herzegovina to send the home nation into the Round of 16 at the World Cup (Picture: Charlotte Wilson/Getty Images)

Turning World Cup fever into lasting profit

AI could be toughest test of customer loyalty yet

New Scottish showroom plans as Kitchens International undergoes MBO

Prime Day starts today - and it'll run for four days

Amazon Prime Day 2026 starts today – what every shopper needs to know

Even small additional uplifts are adding to the now substantial financial burden facing the retail sector

Ad Feature Legacy lease structures could put retailers at risk, says accountants

SNP leader John Swinney has pledged to cap prices for many foods in supermarkets (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Exclusive Former senior SNP MSP says supermarket price cap 'won't work'

Stef Reid, MBE, world champion and Paralympian inspired Fitasy with her “one-shoe campaign.”

Ad Feature Fitasy uses AI and 3D printing to offer single shoes to amputees

Could pre-orders for GTA 6 be launching imminently?

GTA 6 pre-orders rumoured to begin today — here's what we know so far

Scottish retail bosses call for action as sales slide for second month

Gracie debuts as the first cross-domain agentic capability in GRC, convening AI experts across risk, compliance, audit and third-party domains on a single task

Ad Feature SureCloud launches AI agent team for GRC operations

Shops are more than just businesses, they are part of Scotland's socio-economic fabric (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Five ways the Scottish Government can help hard-pressed shops David Lonsdale

Edinburgh's answer to Hamburg's Reeperbahn attracted some opposition over the years, as this graffiti from 1990 shows

An Edinburgh 'institution' that no one ever visited has finally closed Stephen Jardine

Liz Crossley-Davies, of The Star Rock Shop in Kirriemuir, credits its longevity to a secret recipe (Picture: Katielee Arrowsmith)

Has Scottish sweet shop discovered secret to (business) immortality? Scotsman comment

Shadow chancellor Sir Mel Stride and Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay pour whisky in an Edinburgh bar in the wake of confirmation that the US will lift tariffs on Scotch

SNP food price cap could lead to 'rationing', says shadow chancellor

The latest data points to a sharp spike in the number of firms in 'critical' distress in Scotland. Picture: PA

Spike in firms in distress 'red flashing light' for Scottish economy

M&S boss blames self-scan tills for rise in shoplifting: Here's my solution Scott Reid

Scottish sales plunge in ‘stark reminder of enormous pressure on households’

M&S Sparks loyalty scheme: Changes announced plus birthday perk

Co-leaders Gillian Mackay and Ross Greer launch the Scottish Greens' manifesto.

Green manifesto would 'cement Scotland as highest taxed part of UK'

Ad Feature Applexus Technologies achieves SAP QPPS status in the UK

The Silentnight heated blanket has a 63% saving at the moment

Silentnight electric blanket is down to £24.29 in spring clearance

Several major fashion and department store retailers, including M&S, Next and Primark, have announced their opening and closing times for the Easter weekend.

Easter 2026 Major UK retailers opening hours - M&S, Next and more

Marks & Spencer makes huge changes to returns policy - here’s everything you need to know (aff)

M&S makes returns rule change – what shoppers need to know

Buchanan Street in Glasgow, one of Scotland’s busiest retail areas

Scottish retailers 'to pay £54m more in rates' than those in England

Sir Tom Hunter, who built the Sports Division empire, cried when he saw the number of empty shops in Ayr town centre where he began his business (Picture: Lesley Martin)

Tom Hunter's tears at state of high street are wake-up call to us all Stephen Jardine

OK, so it might be January - but you can make Christmas 2026 truly sparkle by snapping up this clearance deal

This artificial tree is just £15 in an incredible post-Christmas sale

Record numbers show Glasgow’s out-of-town shopping centres are booming

Scotland's retailers are facing tough times, not helped by staggering rises in non-domestic rates (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Scotland's high streets are dying while European counterparts thrive Brian Wilson

The best champagnes under £40 for Christmas and New Year

Shoppers outside of St James Quarter in Edinburgh.

Christmas shopping in Edinburgh? Here are the opening times to know

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries