The Stirling Observer reported last week the Wilkies department store on King Street was shutting down. This follows announcements from other stores such as Homebase, The Boozy Cow, and Mr Simms Sweet Shop they would be closing their doors.
Today, I asked our Prime Minister Theresa May about our City Centre. As well as a re-think of the business rates system from the Scottish Government, there needs to be a level playing field between High Street businesses and online companies.