Scottish Business Briefing - Friday, October 18
MANAGEMENT
Sir Tom Hunter sell shares in Sigma
Sir Tom Hunter has sold half of his stake in property developer Sigma Capital.
ENERGY
Fuel discount bid for rural town
A fuel discount scheme in place in the Scottish islands and the Isles of Scilly could be extended to 10 rural towns in mainland Scotland and England.
FOOD, DRINK & AGRICULTURE
Diageo and SABMiller toasting African growth
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Hide AdGROWTH in emerging markets including Africa helped both Johnnie Walker-maker Diageo and Peroni-brewer SABMiller to yesterday shrug off tepid demand in Europe.
Arran seals deal to fund Loch Earn micro-brewery
REAL ale maker Arran Brewery has bought the Drummond Hotel on the banks of Loch Earn and unveiled plans to turn it into a lager brewery.
RETAIL
Tough trading for Mothercare
Mothercare said trading conditions had been tougher than expected after UK like-for-like sales fell 1.9% in the 13 weeks to October 12.
MEDIA, TECH & LEISURE
Profits hike on cards at Omega Diagnostics
OMEGA Diagnostics is on course to report a 10% hike in half-year profits and hopes to give an update on its heavily anticipated HIV test kit before the end of the month.
Independence White Paper: A business plan for Scotland? - 3rd December - Edinburgh
Will the forthcoming SNP blueprint for independence help provide the answers for undecided Scots ahead of next year’s referendum?
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