Business Comment Magazine

December 2005 to January 2006

Published December 2005

This edition's theme, 'Which Way Forward for Edinburgh City Centre?', focuses on the Chamber's role in helping persuade the City of Edinburgh Council look again at traffic management measures introduced in May, and looks at what Edinburgh retailers and decision-makers need to do to ensure the city centre maintains its status as one of Europe's finest retail environments.

Retail is the commercial heartbeat of our city centre

Chamber Chief Executive Ron Hewitt reflects on the close understanding emerging between retailers, the Chamber and the City Council as to how best to secure Edinburgh city centre's retail status.

Retail rings the changes

Graham Bell looks at how Edinburgh Chamber is tackling the latest challenges for the city's retail sector, and tells the story of how the Chamber joined with retailers to persuade the Council to alter its traffic management scheme.

All that glistens...

Michael Laing, of Laing the Jeweller, looks at ways to secure Edinburgh city centre's future as one of the world's leading retail centres.

Age discrimination

David Hughes, partner and head of employment law at Henderson Boyd Jackson WS, provides a useful analysis of age discrimination legislation that will affect all employees from October 2006.

New member services

An introduction to new Chamber member services, including Merchant Services, Debt Recovery, and Chamber HR.

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