Opinions
MUP: the grand experiment must run its course
Now halfway through its six-year pilot in Scotland, Minimum Unit Pricing should be allowed to run its course...
Play your part in the war on retail crime
After all the euphoria recently of seeing Daniel Johnson’s Shopworkers Protection Bill clear the final hurdle before becoming...
A safer working environment – and not before time
Last month, a little bit of history was made in the Scottish Parliament as Daniel Johnson MSP’s Protection...
An awards like no other to end a year like no other
On reflection, it seems somehow appropriate that a year like no other culminated in an SLR Rewards like...
The next phase: let’s not forget what we’ve learned
ACS boss James Lowman offers some timely advice on how to cope with what looks increasingly like a...
Model behaviour
The news that Co-op has opened its first franchise store in Scotland – at Stirling University – has...
Retailer protection: a tale of two governments
The last six months have seen everyone and their granny falling over themselves to praise local retailers. What...
Walk the walk and talk the talk
How ‘ethical’ would you rate your business on, say, a scale of one to 10? OK, you would...
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...