Carlton Scott | Scottish Borders Business | 19 October 2026 Plan each one as its own trading day, a week ahead, on a single sheet: a shortened menu of your best earners, stock ordered for the crowd, a rota built for the peak hours and prices set for the occasion. A well-run pub keeps 10% […]
Carlton Scott | Scottish Borders Business | 17 October 2026 Yes, and the decision comes down to arithmetic. Salons in Galashiels advertise chair and beauty space with flexible daily rental. For a therapist it’s a low-risk way to start, and for an owner with an empty room it’s a steady income. Price it against what […]
Carlton Scott | Scottish Borders Business | 15 October 2026 Because Jedburgh’s visitor trade is tidal and most listings are not. The Abbey and Mary Queen of Scots’ House run a season of roughly April to October, and after that the summer rate and the three-night minimum are often still showing while the visitors have […]
Carlton Scott | Scottish Borders Business | 13 October 2026 The same as anywhere in the UK on paper, and harder to hold in a town of 2,500 people with a dozen cafés. Sage’s April 2026 guide puts the average independent coffee shop at £100,000 to £150,000 turnover a year, with drinks carrying far higher […]
Carlton Scott | Scottish Borders Business | 12 October 2026 Treat each one as its own trading day rather than as a busy version of an ordinary one. A shortened menu, deposits taken, staff set for the peak hours and prices set for the day: that is the difference between a surge that pays and […]
Carlton Scott | Scottish Borders Business | 11 October 2026 Only if you compete on price. A new shop takes the clients who were shopping on price and leaves the ones who were paying for you, and the trade’s own numbers say where the risk really sits: healthy client retention is 60% to 70%, on […]
Carlton Scott | Scottish Borders Business | 9 October 2026 Because a full workshop and a profitable month are different things. Smaller UK garages run at 7% to 12% net on Bsness’s April 2026 figures, and the ones at the bottom of that band are nearly always selling labour at a rate copied from the […]
Carlton Scott | Scottish Borders Business | 8 October 2026 Use them for customers you would not otherwise reach, and price for them separately. The platforms charge around 30% commission on orders they deliver, or 14% plus VAT where you deliver yourself, so an app order at the same menu price as a collection can […]
Carlton Scott | Scottish Borders Business | September 2026 With standing appointments and a properly priced weekday. Around 30% of Kelso’s residents are over 65, and older regulars are some of the most reliable clients a salon has. They book ahead and stay for years, and they’re happy to come in at ten on a […]
Carlton Scott | Scottish Borders Business | September 2026 Because Melrose trades on events and weather more than any other Borders town, and most pubs run one set of prices and one rota all year. The Sevens alone brings over 12,000 people to a town of about 2,500. A wet Wednesday in February brings the […]