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Harrods opens first beauty emporium in Scotland

Harrods has opened its first stand-alone H beauty destination in Scotland, following the success of its openings at Lakeside in Essex and Centre:MK in Milton Keynes as part of its long term strategy to bring H beauty to beauty communities around the UK. The latest H beauty is located at St James Quarter, in the heart of Edinburgh’s shopping...

Retail

Scotland: Non-essential retailers to reopen at 6am on Friday

Retailers in Scotland forced to close earlier this month will be allowed to reopen from 6am on Friday, 12 hours earlier than originally planned in order to help them better manage the flow of customers after the period of closure. Last month, the Scottish government announced 11 councils in the west of the country would be placed into the...

Retail

Scotland: Non-essential retailers to close in 11 council areas

The Scottish government is to place 11 councils in the west of the country into the toughest tier of Covid-19 restrictions, meaning non-essential retailers in those areas will be forced to close for three weeks. The following council areas will move from Level 3 to Level 4 restrictions at 6pm on Friday: The City of Glasgow, Renfrewshire, East...