The updated web-based platform (Understanding Scottish Places – USP) featuring data on Scotland’s 509 towns has just been released, as highlighted in my previous post. The 2022 census underlying USP reveals that more Scots (54% of the total population of Scotland) live in towns with a population between 1,000 and 50,000 people than in any other settlement category including cities. This underlines the need to understand the situation, community and assets as well as the changing dynamic of Scottish towns.  

Quiz Clothing is returning to Aberdeen and Telford in Scotland with new store openings.

Co-op has unveiled plans to “Back Britain” following the Autumn Budget, with a targeted £1bn into the UK economy over the next year, designed to back consumers, businesses and high streets.

Understanding Scottish Places (USP) took shape in the early 2010s. It aimed to provide a consistent space to compare towns and to kickstart discussions in those places, local authorities and others…

Understanding Scottish Places (USP) took shape in the early 2010s. It aimed to provide a consistent space to compare towns and to kickstart discussions in those places, local authorities and others, about strategy and development. It was intended as a conversation-starter to begin discussion and then provoke action on the (local) town. It also actively tried to move the discussion on from pejorative labelling of places and unhelpful league tables.

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The 500 'potential locations' for new and renewed Food stores include areas where there is not yet an M&S

Juicy Couture is in discussions to launch additional London shops next year.

Quiz has reported an upbeat start to the festive season, with early demand for its new 250-piece partywear range pushing like-for-like sales up 6%.

The middle of October saw us take a road trip to South Wales, North Wales and eventually North Yorkshire. Some of this was family related but some was pleasure/exploration based. Throughout though a theme about pursuing independent and local businesses to explore was followed. On the trek to South Wales we stayed again in our regular stopover in a pub near Lancaster.

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Bodycare has been rescued from administration by the former boss of cosmetics brand The Body Shop.

Independent children’s bookshop Round Table Books is hoping to crowdfund £50,000 to support their move to a bigger shop two steps away from their current location in Brixton Village, South London.

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A brief outline of the fund, covering objectives, eligibility criteria, timelines.

Support an independent musical family group in releasing their debut album of ten original folk-pop songs, "Hollow Chapters" in 2026.

Los Angeles-based athleisure brand Alo Yoga will expand its UK footprint with four new stores opening between late 2025 and 2026, including its first location outside of London.