Graham Longstaff makes a number of excellent points. Most notably that retail outlets have failed to adapt to demographic and sociatal change.

Shops should open slightly later and be open far longer. This model works well in cities like Barcelona, Paris and NYC.

Most human beings have an inate desire to see and be seen and simply ordering items online fails to satisy this basic need.

The shops of the future will be effectively just window dressing, where one can select and even try on goods to have them delivered later.

Councils such as Edinburgh's with astroniomical rates will be the losers as more and more streets become deserted. Trams issues aside, Princes Street, Shanwick Place and Tolcross are all now retail ghettos that must adapt or die.

Doesn't do it for me I'm afraid.

Nine agencies! What an absolute farce.

Stuart is a legend. I am positive his experience and insight will be widely sought after in the marketplace. Also rubbing my hands in anticipation of him having more free time for a proper swally in the Canny Mans.

Who cares. Rangers and Celtic will continue to trudge along together and their stranglehold on Scottish football and greater society will continue to hold Scotland back.