Latest Column Posts

RSS Feed for Shaf Rasul's Column Subscribe to Shaf Rasul's blog.

  • There is  still a vast food appetite for fave chains

    There is still a vast food appetite for fave chains

    Monday 25th September 2023

    Whether you’re loving it or not, there’s been a remarkable boom in the number of fast-food chain restaurants, both homegrown and international, that are looking to break either their first ground or further ground on Scottish soil.

    Read Full Post
  • Trouble in store if town centres die

    Trouble in store if town centres die

    Monday 18th September 2023

    Close your eyes and imagine your local town centre. What do you see? Do you envisage a busy, bustling hub of local traders and high-street names packed full of shoppers keen to spend their cash? Or do you imagine a derelict, grey shopping mall with dozens of empty units and countless closed...

    Read Full Post
  • House about we ditch this licence to kill short term lets

    House about we ditch this licence to kill short term lets

    Monday 11th September 2023

    Being involved within the property sector, I’ve kept a close eye on new legislation due to come into force shortly regarding short-term lets.

    Read Full Post
  • Women have to feel safe working in our whisky businesses

    Women have to feel safe working in our whisky businesses

    Monday 4th September 2023

    Scotland’s whisky industry received some sobering news after the first-ever global survey of women working within the sector revealed ‘widespread examples of unconscious bias’ and ‘micro-aggressions’ against women, which could ‘build up over time to have a...

    Read Full Post
  • Hi tech Grub has tasty future

    Hi tech Grub has tasty future

    Monday 28th August 2023

    Scotland’s food industry is one of the country’s largest industry sectors, continuing to grow thanks to a fusion of time-honored tradition and futuristic visions.

    Read Full Post
  • It critical to tech care of digital skills job training

    It critical to tech care of digital skills job training

    Tuesday 22nd August 2023

    I was shocked when I heard about the recent collapse of CodeClan.

    Read Full Post
  • Cycle bash boost is a racing cert

    Cycle bash boost is a racing cert

    Monday 14th August 2023

    The UCI World Championships rolled into Scotland recently and it was a sight to behold as more than 8,000 cyclists took to roads across Scotland to race.

    Read Full Post
  • Citys now showing its stir quality

    Citys now showing its stir quality

    Monday 7th August 2023

    Whether its global enterprises or industry-leading organisations, Scotland is no stranger to housing major corporate spaces for some of the world’s biggest companies.

    Read Full Post
  • Hotel sector checks in for a comfy stay

    Hotel sector checks in for a comfy stay

    Monday 31st July 2023

    With the school summer holidays in full swing and Scottish holidaymakers looking for somewhere to escape for some quality time, investment and interest in Scotland’s hotel sector is seemingly checking in for success after some fantastic half year results.

    Read Full Post
  • Not planning for a greener future is fuelish

    Not planning for a greener future is fuelish

    Monday 24th July 2023

    It was fascinating to see the recently announced plans from the UK government – investing £20bn in a network of small modular reactors (SMRs) to achieve its net zero targets – threatening to go nuclear between Westminster and Holyrood.

    Read Full Post

Recent News

News Archive