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 | 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 […]

Carlton Scott | Scottish Borders Business | September 2026 Usually, yes. Peebles has some of the strongest spending power in the south of Scotland: Edinburgh commuters 23 miles down the road, comfortable retirees, and Tweed Valley visitors who pay city prices for a good pint without a second look. The rents are priced for that […]