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Page Updates
23.05.2012 Livingston presentation on the Role of Retailing in the Modern Scottish Economy available for download (see downloads)
18.05.2012 new journal article by Jonathan Elms and Christoph Teller added
May 2012 Press Commentary Updated (Leigh Sparks and Paul Freathy)
1.5.2012 New article by Anne Findlay and Leigh Sparks added
6.03.2012 Journal Article wins Highly Commended Prize for 2011 (see Journal Articles Page)
28.02.2012 Details of the High Street Exhibition and Seminar (including online presence) updated in 22nd February post on truth and Reconciliation Committees
26.9.2011 New article by Steve Burt added
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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Scotland’s Shops and Shopfronts: history and future?
One of the benefits of the Easter long weekend/fortnight, not that the retail group in the University ever rests, is a small amount of time to catch up on things. I first became aware of Lindsay Lennie some years ago … Continue reading
Scottish Retail Sales: Hitting the Bottom or Still in Freefall?
Today’s retail sales figures for March for Scotland (the Scottish Retail Sales Monitor published by the Scottish Retail Consortium) show the worst total sales performance ever measured since the series began in 1999; so much for overdoing the doom and … Continue reading
Arrested Decay: Any Hope for Scotland’s Town Centres?
Ross Martin, Policy Director at the CSPP, Scotland’s independent think tank and Leigh Sparks, Professor of Retail Studies at the Institute for Retail Studies, Stirling Management School, University of Stirling have called for a clear and coherent policy to enhance … Continue reading
Posted in Town Centres
Tagged CSPP, Scotland, Scottish Towns Group, TCRF, Town Centres
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Small shops and convenience retailing
Last weekend saw the Annual Conference and meeting of the Scottish Grocers Federation. The seminar on the Saturday saw a range of presentations including my opening one on the state of Scottish retailing. It is currently hard to be positive … Continue reading
Posted in Convenience stores
Tagged Convenience stores, Scottish Grocers Federation, Small shops
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