Premium seafood brand Loch Fyne Oysters has reeled in a deal to supply fresh oysters and mussels to Waitrose & Partners. The Argyll-based firm will see its products, supplied in minimal packaging with the likes of recyclable cardboard oyster trays, stocked on 60 of the retailer’s fish counters.
The cost of luxury goods and services has risen more than twice as fast as that of everyday items, driven by strong rises in the price of a private school education.
One Select, an energy supplier with about 36,000 domestic customers, has become the latest small utility firm to cease to trade after Extra Energy and Spark Energy collapsed last month.
Airlines have been warned they are at risk of breaking consumer law by imposing rip-off “no-show” clauses, which they can use to cash in when a passenger misses the first leg of their journey.
A fledgling chocolate business has broken into the luxury hotel market, striking an exclusive Christmas deal with 5-star hotel residence The Edinburgh Grand.
A Scottish raincoat manufacturer, whose customers include designer Stella McCartney, is launching a crowdfunding campaign on Friday to back its first bespoke offering.
A specialist funding provider has launched what is being billed as “the UK’s first family finance review” after its survey showed a majority of people believe the high street is dying due to unsupportive local and national government.
Fashion house Ted Baker has announced its embattled boss Ray Kelvin will take a voluntary leave of absence following fresh allegations about his conduct.
Sports Direct has announced six Evans Cycles stores are likely to shut in the first wave of closures since it acquired the retailer, including one on the outskirts of Glasgow.
Edrington, the spirits group behind whiskies including Highland Park and The Macallan, today said chief executive Ian Curle would retire next year after holding the post for 15 years.
Confectionery giants Cadbury has been condemned by shoppers for launching a competition to find a £10,000 creme egg - despite the promotion not starting until January.
A candle and fragrance company based in the Outer Hebrides is looking to create five further jobs, launch new products and boost overseas trade after a year of “significant” growth in which it considerably boosted its production capability.
Ryanair is facing enforcement action by the airline regulator over its refusal to compensate passengers for flight disruption caused by staff taking strike action.
Dobbies Garden Centres, which is headquartered in Midlothian and runs 40 sites throughout the UK, has highlighted the opportunity for further growth both organically and through acquisitions.
