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John Lewis has department stores in Edinburgh and Glasgow, above, having closed its Aberdeen store. Further cost cutting is now on the cards across the business. Picture: John Devlin

John Lewis: Bonus blow and huge cost-cutting as retail icon slumps to £78m loss

Shoppers returning to a B&Q branch in Scotland during summer 2020 following the initial lockdown as stores were classified as essential. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

B&Q set to reveal impact of cost-of-living crisis on DIY demand

People queue outside the flagship Scottish Primark store on Princes Street in Edinburgh after it reopened following the initial spring 2020 lockdown. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Primark owner flags lower profits but makes important price pledge

Shoppers queue outside a branch of Sainsbury's during the first lockdown in March 2020. Picture: Dan Mullan/Getty Images

Sainsbury’s expects profits to cool as consumers rein in spending

NatWest recently reported a big swing to the black as it moves closer to full private ownership again.

Government no longer majority owner of RBS parent NatWest in 'milestone' moment

The vast JD Wetherspoon business empire has scores of Scottish watering holes including the Caley Picture House in Edinburgh.

Wetherspoons cuts losses as punters return to pubs but prices set to rise

Lidl - which is part of the German retail group Schwartz - has more than 890 stores in the UK after opening eight new sites, with plans for more shops to launch in January.

Lidl's festive sales leap as shoppers snap up Xmas jumpers every two seconds

Aldi, which has some 950 stores across the UK, is set to continue its rapid expansion over the new year, with plans to open more than 100 sites. Picture: Daniel Graves

Aldi in 2022 price pledge as chain hails 'best ever' Christmas trading

JD has become one of the most familiar brands on the UK high street.

Tiso owner JD Sports flags supply concerns after record first-half numbers

People queue outside the flagship Scottish Primark store on Princes Street in Edinburgh after it reopened following the initial spring 2020 lockdown. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Primark sales take hit from 'pingdemic' amid winter stock delay woes

Morrisons is currently the fourth largest supermarket operator in the UK. Picture: Mikael Buck/Morrisons

Morrisons warns of price pressures amid driver shortage: profits slide

The report also cited sources saying the famously mercurial retail boss could still change his plans. Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images.

Mike Ashley rumoured to be stepping down as Frasers Group chief

In the 16 weeks to June 26, Sainsbury's sales were up 1.6 per cent compared with the same period a year ago – which was at the height of the first wave when shelves were stripped bare with panic-buying. Picture: Dan Mullan/Getty Images

Sainsbury's sales up as new price war with discounters launched

People queue outside the flagship Scottish Primark store on Princes Street in Edinburgh after it reopened following the initial spring 2020 lockdown. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Primark 'likely to clean up from Gap’s exodus' as lockdown lifting triggers rush

Halfords retail sales jumped 14.6 per cent on a like-for-like basis, helped by a 54 per cent surge for bikes, while its Autocentres car servicing and repair chain enjoyed a 9.7 per cent hike. Picture: Tim Andrew/Halfords

Electric cycle and scooter boom sees profits charge up at Halfords

Frasers Group, controlled by retail entrepreneur Mike Ashley, includes House of Fraser, Game Digital, Jack Wills, Evans Cycles (which remained open as an essential retailer) and Sports Direct. Picture: John Devlin

Frasers Group doubles hit it expects from pandemic to £200m: reaction
The owner of Sports Direct and House of Fraser has warned that it could take a hit in excess of £200 million due to coronavirus restrictions – double its previous estimate in February.

Cinema giant Cineworld Group was founded in 1995 and listed its shares on the London Stock Exchange in 2007. Globally it operates 9,548 screens across 793 sites. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA

Cinema chain behind Edinburgh's iconic Cameo reports eyewatering losses

Cinema giant Cineworld Group was founded in 1995 and listed its shares on the London Stock Exchange in 2007. Globally it operates 9,548 screens across 793 sites.

Cinema giant behind Edinburgh's iconic Cameo to reopen doors in May

Greggs, which has more than 2,000 outlets across the UK, is due to release its latest results to investors. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Greggs hit by lack of lunchtime trade but Just Eat tie-up offers hope

Royal Bank of Scotland, which forms part of NatWest Group, has its headquarters and conference facilities at Gogarburn in Edinburgh. Picture: Ian Georgeson

RBS owner NatWest and Barclays in sharp focus with full-year numbers

Heineken is present in Scotland with its Caledonian Brewery, and its corporate base at Edinburgh’s Gyle, which is also home to its Star Pubs & Bars arm. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Caledonian Brewery owner Heineken slashes 8,000 jobs including some in UK

A Dorothy Perkins Burton store on London's Oxford Street.

Online fashion giants in talks to snap up more crestfallen high street brands

WH Smith fell into the red in November as the pandemic forced the temporary closure of hundreds of stores and hit its travel sites in airports and railway stations. Picture taken pre-Covid.

WH Smith Xmas numbers 'unlikely to make pretty reading' amid lockdowns

People queue outside the flagship Primark store on Princes Street in Edinburgh after it reopened following the initial spring 2020 lockdown. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Primark to lose £1 billion of sales amid lockdown and warns it could get worse

Tesco is the latest supermarket giant to report positive sales momentum over the Christmas period amid heightened Covid-19 restrictions which have led to the closure of most of the high street. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Tesco hailed as festive winner after online sales almost double

Shoppers queue outside a Sainsbury's supermarket during the early stages of last spring's lockdown. Picture: Dan Mullan/Getty Images

Sainsbury's festive sales surge despite down-sized turkeys

Greggs has more than 2,000 outlets across the UK. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Greggs to add hundreds more stores to Just Eat home delivery service
Greggs is set to slump to an annual loss after warning that profits will not recover until at least 2022 but the bakery chain is to ramp up its home delivery tie-in with Just Eat.

Pandemic likely to have taken bite out of Greggs' sales

Ted Baker was founded as a single shirt shop in Glasgow in the late 1980s and has grown into a global fashion empire.

Ted Baker to spell out impact of coronavirus amid retail sector restructuring

People queue outside the huge Primark store on Princes Street in Edinburgh after it reopened following the initial spring lockdown. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Primark owner looks to plug £430m sales hole with extended festive opening hours

People queue outside the vast Primark store on Princes Street in Edinburgh, following its reopening during the summer. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Primark to spell out impact of lockdowns on pre-festive trading

Sales for October were 5.8 per cent higher than the same month last year as retailers said 'consumers had started Christmas shopping earlier this year'. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

UK to see the 'most digital Christmas ever' after explosion in online sales

The distinctive EasyJet planes are a familiar sight at Scottish airports including Edinburgh. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Investors look for glimmer of hope as EasyJet set to reveal historic loss

The flagship Primark Edinburgh store on Princes Street saw queues form when it reopened at the end of June. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Primark's biggest city stores suffer 'significant decline' as tourists stay away