Opinions
Time for brands to shift focus to local
With independent retailers the undoubted stars of the show in recent months, it’s time that brands reworked their...
What should we value about retailing and towns and what should we do about them?
Recent weeks have shown that the concept of ‘place’ has become more important to more people than ever...
It’s time to start creating a lockdown legacy
We may only be in Phase One of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘route map’ out of lockdown with...
Respect at last?
We can argue forever about whether it should have been done a long time ago, but the fact...
Let’s hope there’s an upside to Covid-19
As I write this (from home, obviously) the world as we know it seems to have collapsed. It’s...
Time to become a local hero?
Local, regional and national sourcing has been a ‘thing’ in convenience retailing in Scotland for a long time...
Authenticity key in an increasingly ‘woke’ society
I’ll admit that the first time I read the word ‘woke’ in what looked like an out-of-context scenario...
‘What is Google?”
Once upon a time, many years ago, I had the opportunity to speak with a senior executive from...
Opinion: we risk bottling DRS without a transition phase
Nick Taylor is a real estate partner at law firm Addleshaw Goddard. Here he analyses the wider impacts...
Alcoholic food gifts and the law
Stephen McGowan Partner and Head of Licensing (Scotland) at TLT LLP A number of clients approach me at...