New Report On the Scottish Economy . . . It Could Be Worse Retail and Construction Hardest Hit, but Chambers of Commerce Finds Some Hope Retail and Construction Hardest Hit, but Chambers of Commerce Finds Some Hope Survey: Downturn

Sunday Herald › September 01, 2008

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THE retail and construction sectors in Scotland are braced for further gloomy news when the Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) publishes its quarterly economic survey this week.

Large retailers can expect to hear what their cash registers are already telling them - that the downturn previously confined to smaller operators is now battering their margins too.

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New Report On the Scottish Economy . . . It Could Be Worse Retail and Construction Hardest Hit, but Chambers of Commerce Finds Some Hope Retail and Construction Hardest Hit, but Chambers of Commerce Finds Some Hope Survey: Downturn

Similar, if less pronounced, downbeat data awaits the Scottish construction sector, with the SCC report confirming that recent news of severe difficulties in housebuildi...

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