SLTA ON TRADE SCOTLAND SURVEY JANUARY 25

THANKS FOR COMPLETING OUR SURVEY

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* 1. How was trading during Xmas / NY 24 versus Xmas / NY 23 ?

Significantly higher ( 10% + growth)

Slight growth of up to 9%

About the same

Slight decline of up to 9%

Significant decline ( 10% + decline)

Don't know / not relevant

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* 2. How was trading for calendar year 2024 versus 2023 /

Significantly higher ( 10% + growth)

Slight growth of up to 9%

About the same

Slight decline of up to 9%

Significant decline ( 10% + decline)

Don't know / not relevant

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* 3. How many outlets are part of your group

Single outlet

2-10

11-50

51+

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* 4. What are the biggest changes you are seeing in customer purchases when they visit eg more cocktails / more food / less wine / more low alcohol products etc?

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* 5. Is staff availability impacting on trading ?

Yes and has reduced opening

Yes, but we have maintained opening hours

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* 6. Are you facing an increase in your businesses' rateable values?

Yes, over 50% increase

Yes, over 25%

Yes, over 10%

Yes up to 10%

No, they are stable or only changing marginally

No, they are decreasing by up to 10%

No, they are decreasing by over 10%

Don't know

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* 7. Are you still facing rising costs from suppliers and in staffing ?

Yes they are still increasing significantly (over 10%)

Yes (2-9%)

They are stable or only increasing slightly

They are decreasing

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* 8. How do you expect the overall Scottish economy to perform in 2025?

Grow

Decline

About the same

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* 9. What is your forecast trading performance in 2024?

We expect to grow organically

We expect to grow via acquisition

About the same

We expect to decline

We expect significant decline

We are either planning to, or seriously considering closure

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* 10. Do you think the pending changes to employer's NI will impact on your staffing?

It will have zero or minimal impact

Don't know

Yes, and we will carry the costs

Yes, and we will adjust staffing levels to reduce the impact

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Do you expect your business to be profitable in 2025

We are profitable and we expect an increase

We are profitable and expect to remain stable

We are break-even and expect to become profitable

We are break-even and expect this to continue

We are loss making and expect this to continue

We are profitable or break-even but we expect to become loss making

SLTA ON TRADE SCOTLAND SURVEY JANUARY 25

THANKS FOR COMPLETING OUR SURVEY

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* 1. How was trading during Xmas / NY 24 versus Xmas / NY 23 ?

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* 2. How was trading for calendar year 2024 versus 2023 /

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* 3. How many outlets are part of your group

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* 4. What are the biggest changes you are seeing in customer purchases when they visit eg more cocktails / more food / less wine / more low alcohol products etc?

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* 5. Is staff availability impacting on trading ?

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* 6. Are you facing an increase in your businesses' rateable values?

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* 7. Are you still facing rising costs from suppliers and in staffing ?

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* 8. How do you expect the overall Scottish economy to perform in 2025?

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* 9. What is your forecast trading performance in 2024?

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* 10. Do you think the pending changes to employer's NI will impact on your staffing?

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* 11. Do you expect your business to be profitable in 2025

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* 12. We have recently seen a revival in stout sales, what do you think will be the next big trend?