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SLTA ON TRADE SCOTLAND SURVEY JULY 25
THANKS FOR COMPLETING OUR SURVEY
1.
How was trading during the first half of 2025, versus the same period last year ?
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
2.
How was profitability during the first half of 2025, versus the same period last year ?
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
3.
What do you think are the main drivers behind your first half performance (please limit your answer to 20 words) ?
4.
How many outlets are part of your group
Single outlet
2-10
11-50
51+
5.
Is staff availability impacting on trading ?
Yes and has reduced opening
Yes, but we have maintained opening hours
No
6.
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
7.
How do you expect the overall Scottish economy to perform for the remainder of 2025?
Grow
Decline
About the same
8.
Do you think the UK Government's economic policies are aligned to growing your business?
Yes
Overall yes, but with some reservations
No
No, but there are some positives
Don't know
9.
Do you think the Scottish Government's economic policies are aligned to growing your business?
Yes
Overall yes, but with some reservations
No
No, but there are some positives
Don't know
10.
What is your forecast trading performance in 2025?
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
11.
Have the changes to employer's NI impacted on your staffing?
It has had zero or minimal impact
Don't know
Yes, and we carried the costs
Yes, and we adjusted staffing levels to reduce the impact
Yes, and we reduced opening hours to offset the cost
Other (please specify)
12.
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
13.
There will be Scottish Government elections in 2026. If there was one thing you would ask all parties to focus on, what is it? Examples could be visa reform, rates reform, promoting Scottish hospitality. ( please limit your answer to 20 words)
Current Progress,
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