Scotland’s retailers have warned policymakers against a hike in business rates beyond the Barclay Review after new figures showed an increase in empty shops.
A Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) report today revealed that Scotland’s shop vacancy rate ‘worryingly’ increased from 9% in January to 9.2% last month.
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