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Last updated: Wednesday, 18 November, 2020, 06:45
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Scottish retail sales 'slip to weakest performance since end of lockdown'
Sales for the retail sector in Scotland have slipped to the weakest performance since lockdown ended in June, according to experts.
Figures in the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC)-KPMG Scottish Retail Sales Monitor indicate total sales were down 8.5% last month compared to October 2019 when they had decreased by just 0.4%.
Total food sales increased 4.4% in October 2020 (compared to just 2.6% in the same month last year) which was the highest growth since March when figures were said to have been inflated by stockpiling – while total non-food sales also decreased by 19.3%.
It comes after total sales were down 6% in September, 7.5% in August, 8.3% in July and 18.6% in June.
The figure for May was 27.6% – an improvement on the record low recorded in April (32.2%) but still higher than the 13% fall in March.
Puppy farm increase during pandemic highlighted in new campaign
A new campaign has been launched in a bid to ensure potential puppy owners in Scotland avoid illegal dealers which have increased in number during the pandemic.
The #LookBeyondCute campaign comes after the Scottish SPCA launched 78 investigations into reports of puppy farming last month alone, with staff fearing Christmas will fuel demand.
Many illegally bred puppies are sold online through social media or small ad sites, according to the animal welfare charity, who also suggest two in five (40%) pups bought online die before their fifth birthday and 15% get sick or die in the first year.
The Scottish Government's Rural Affairs Minister Mairi Gougeon helped launched the campaign on Wednesday which focuses on three key "Pup Checks".
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Source: scotsman.com
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