In what will be a massive blow for retailers in the capital, the Edinburgh Festival will not take place this August due to concerns around Covid-19.
It is the first time in over 70 years that the event – which attracts somewhere in the region of four million visitors to Edinburgh – will not take place.
Retailer Taz Ali, whose 500sq ft Mace store sits in the heart of what he described as an “absolutely deserted” city centre, said the announcement was “not good news at all”.
“We usually double our takings in August,” said Taz. “There’s nothing we can do though. Safety comes first.”
