Tag: SRC
SRC seeks two-year freeze on headline poundage rate
The latest ONS Consumer Price Index (CPI) figure, published today (September 19), has revealed that inflation in August...
SRC seeks ‘swift action’ in Scottish budget to help retailers
Keeping down business taxes, supporting consumers, and aiding retailers’ investment in skills should be at the heart of...
SRC sounds alarm on proposed new business rates
The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has called on the Scottish Government to scrap plans to allow councils to...
Sunshine pushes retail sales growth to five-year high
Scottish retail sales increased by 0.1% last month according to the latest SRC-KPMG Scottish Retail Sales Monitor for...
Vacancy rate rises across the retail board
The latest bi-annual Retail and Leisure Trends Report from the Local Data Company has shown that all retail...
SRC urges government to ‘put customers first’ in Brexit negotiations
The British Retail Consortium has produced new research analysing the effect of ‘non-tariff barriers’ on imports of goods...
New data reveals rising tax burden faced by retailers
The Scottish Government’s Annual Business Statistics (published June 20, 2018) has shown that the total tax burden faced...
Scotland tops shop closure league
Scotland recorded Britain’s biggest regional reduction in occupied high street units in 2017, according to the latest bi-annual...
Deflation deepens while grocery prices continue to rise
Shop prices fell by 1.1% in May 2018 compared to the same month last year, according to the...
Retail employment falls
The number of jobs in the retail sector dropped by 2.5% in the first quarter of 2018, according...