Scottish Retail Consortium

Total sales in Scotland decreased by 13.8% on a 2-year basis compared with March 2019, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) & KPMG Scottish Retail Sales Monitor.

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has welcomed confirmation from the Scottish Government that all shops will be able to reopen from Monday 26th April. This will bring an end to the forced closure of so-called non-essential retail which commenced on the 26th of December.

Scottish footfall decreased by 66.3% in March (Yo2Y), a 4.7 percentage point increase from February, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) Sensormatic IQ footfall monitor.

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has welcomed the first steps to the re-opening of retail after the lockdown restrictions were announced in December.

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has welcomed confirmation from the Scottish Government that homeware shops and garden centres can re-open from April 5.

Shops should be free to choose to open on New Year's Day, according to the director of the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) upon discussion of the Scottish Government's potential plans to ban trading on the first day of the year.

Scottish retail sales saw a slight recovery in February although still at a decline of 24.3% on a Total basis, which was up from the recent low seen in January, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium & KPMG Scottish Retail Sales Monitor.

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has called for restrictions on retail to be loosened ahead of an expected update tomorrow to the Scottish Government’s Covid Strategic Framework.

Finance secretary Kate Forbes has struck a deal with the Scottish Green Party which guarantees the Scottish Government's Budget Bill can clear its final stages. The deal will see the phased introduction of free school meals for all primary pupils, an enhanced public sector pay deal, new Pandemic Sup

Year on year, Scottish shopper footfall decreased by 69.2% in February, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) ShopperTrak data.

Proposed legislation to implement Scotland’s Budget for 2021-22 has passed its first parliamentary hurdle as MSPs voted to endorse the general principles of the Budget Bill at Stage 1. MSPs also approved the Scottish Rate Resolution, setting all income tax rates and bands.

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has outlined its priorities for retail business ahead of the refreshed COVID Strategic Framework.

Scottish retail sales slumped further in January towards the depths last seen during the previous nationwide lockdown in spring last year, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and KPMG Scottish Retail Sales Monitor. Total sales in Scotland decreased by 27.9% compared with January

Year on year Scottish shopper footfall decreased by 72.5% in January, a 22.3 percentage point further decline from December, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) Shoppertrak data.

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has launched its retail manifesto for the 2021 Scottish Parliamentary elections.