Scottish Retail Consortium

The new measures introduced in Scotland to control the spread of coronavirus will have a negative impact on retailers in Scotland who are trying to 'claw their way back' to pre-crisis footfall levels, according to David Lonsdale, director of the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC). 

Scottish retail is showing no return to growth as recovery stalls and sales continue to show a similar level of decline as that seen in July, according to latest figures. A report by the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and KPMG LLP has shown that total sales in August this year decreased by 7.

The Scottish Government is to set up a national training fund and jobs investment plan to support people at risk of redundancy or unemployment and create new jobs as part of Scotland's coronavirus recovery plan. Unveiled by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon during the Programme for Government 2020-2021

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has called upon the Scottish Government make targeted tax cuts, issue cash payments and temporarily abolish town centre parking charges in an effort to reignite consumer confidence and draw shoppers back to Scottish high streets. 

Total retail sales in Scotland decreased by 8.3% over the four weeks from July 5 to August 1 compared with July 2019, when they had decreased by 0.1%, in what KPMG has described as 'a recovery of sorts, but at a worryingly low pace'.

Retailers in Scotland lost £1.9 billion of retail sales during the first four months of the coronavirus pandemic, according to new analysis by the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC).

Retailers in Scotland lost almost £2 billion in sales during lockdown, according to the latest data from the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC).

Despite a total year-on-year decline in retail sales of 18.6% in June, Scotland's retail sector appears to be on a slow path to recovery, according to the latest KPMG and Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) Scottish Retail Sales monitor. 

Business organisations across Scotland have welcomed First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's latest announcement on the easing of lockdown restrictions in Scotland.

The Scottish Parliament’s Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee has announced its unanimous support for the general principles of the ‘Protection of Workers Bill’ which seeks to increase protection for retail workers.

Yesterday, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced further changes to lockdown restrictions with all retail premises with outdoor entrances and exits allowed to re-open from Monday 29.

Total sales in Scotland decreased by 27.6% compared with May last year, according to the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) & KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has called on the Scottish Government to take bold steps to deliver an economic stimulus package in response to the coronavirus pandemic. In “Road to Recovery”, an eight-page submission to the Scottish Government’s Advisory Group on Economi

The Scottish Government has issued guidance for the manufacturing and retail industries detailing the steps to be taken as Scotland eases its lockdown restrictions.

A route map setting out a phased approach to easing lockdown restrictions while still suppressing coronavirus has been published by the Scottish Government.