SLTA ON TRADE SURVEY SUMMER 23

THANKS FOR COMPLETING OUR SURVEY

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* 1. How is your bottom line performance for the calendar year versus 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

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* 2. How is your bottom line performance for calendar year to date versus the equivalent pre COVID ?

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 hours per week are you opening on an average week versus your operating plan?

Approximately 100% of hours in operating plan

Approximately 80%

Approximately 60%

Less than 50% or closed

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* 4. How many outlets are part of your group

Single outlet

2-10

11-50

51+

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* 5. Has staff recruitment impacted on trading in 2023?

No / minimal impact we are fully staffed

Yes, but we have maintained opening hours

Yes we are understaffed and this is impacting on trading

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* 6. How many vacancies do you have versus your business plan?

We have around 100% of vacancies filled

We are over-staffed

We have up to 10% of roles unfilled

We have 11-25% of roles unfilled

We have over 26% of roles unfilled

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* 7. How would you best describe the costs facing your business?

Supplier costs are increasing

Supplier costs are stabilising

Supplier costs are decreasing

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* 8. How would you best describe the costs facing your business ?

Wage costs are increasing

Wage costs are stabilising

Wage costs are decreasing

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* 9. How would you best describe the costs facing your business?

Utility costs are increasing

Utility costs are stabilising

Utility costs are decreasing

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* 10. How do you view trading conditions for your business over the next year

We expect to grow by acquisition

We expect to grow organically

About the same

We expect to decline

We are closing / considering options

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* 11. Are you finding it a challenge to recruit skilled applicants for vacancies

Yes

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* 12. How do you expect the Scottish economy to perform in the next 18 months

About the same

Significant growth

Small level of growth

Slight decline

Significant decline

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* 13. Where is your business / majority of outlets located

City centre

City suburbs

Rural

Across Scotland

SLTA ON TRADE SURVEY SUMMER 23

THANKS FOR COMPLETING OUR SURVEY

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* 1. How is your bottom line performance for the calendar year versus last year ?

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* 2. How is your bottom line performance for calendar year to date versus the equivalent pre COVID ?

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* 3. How many hours per week are you opening on an average week versus your operating plan?

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* 4. How many outlets are part of your group

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* 5. Has staff recruitment impacted on trading in 2023?

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* 6. How many vacancies do you have versus your business plan?

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* 7. How would you best describe the costs facing your business?

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* 8. How would you best describe the costs facing your business ?

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* 9. How would you best describe the costs facing your business?

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* 10. How do you view trading conditions for your business over the next year

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* 11. Are you finding it a challenge to recruit skilled applicants for vacancies

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* 12. How do you expect the Scottish economy to perform in the next 18 months

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* 13. Where is your business / majority of outlets located

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* 14. What are three biggest challenges facing your business?