ScS profits rise but sofa chain warns retail market to remain challenging
Furniture retailer ScS has reported higher interim profits but cautioned that trading in the medium term is expected to remain tough.
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Bonmarche shares plunge after third profit warning in six months
Shares in struggling retailer Bonmarche have tanked after it warned annual losses could hit £6 million following the return of sales woes in March.
Revamp of Postings Shopping Centre begins with removal of famous sign
The makeover of a Fife shopping centre which was auctioned off with a reserve price of just £1 has begun.
‘Dreich’ conditions for Scottish retailers
Shoppers tightened their purse strings last month as economic pressures and Brexit uncertainty led to a “dreich” February for Scottish retailers.
Scottish sales drop with more uncertainty for consumers
Scottish sales in February saw a 0.8% drop compared to last year with more uncertainty for consumers in the months ahead.
Quiz shares plunge after second profits alert of the year
Fashion retailer Quiz has seen shares more than halve after warning over profits for the second time in as many months following plunging high street sales.
READERS’ LETTERS: Fife town desperately needs morale boost
Madam, – Who determines which town centres will actually benefit from the Town Centre Fund (£8 million cash injection to revitalise high street, Courier, March 2).
Councils to share £50m fund to ‘keep high streets alive’
Fife will be the largest beneficiary of a £50 million fund set up to help Scotland’s ailing town centres, it has been announced.
Another blow for Perth High Street with bakery to close for good this weekend
Perth High Street is facing its third casualty of 2019 this weekend as a well-known local bakery closes its doors.
Hotel Chocolat sweet on overseas start-ups as profit and sales jump
Retailer Hotel Chocolat has hailed “encouraging early signs” for its overseas start-ups as it rang up a 7% rise in half-year profits.