The BBC news report “Scottish retailers report ‘cautious optimism’ on sales”
The latest sales figures from Scotland's shops have indicated that February saw a third consecutive month of growth. The Retail Sales Monitor, produced by the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and advisers KPMG, showed total sales were up 0.7% on February 2012. Like-for-like sales, however, fell by 0.1%. Taking account of inflation, sales were down 0.3% [...]