Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.
Bridge of Don Carpetright set to become new Superdrug store
The Carpetright unit on the Bridge of Don Retail Park is to become home to a new Superdrug store.
A planning application for the Denmore Road site has been put before Aberdeen City Council. It details new signs and LED lighting, as well as changes to the rear of the store.
Unit four at Bridge of Don Retail Park, which is currently home to Carpetright, is listed by Park Place Retail as being under offer.
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Next boss warns first jobs could become harder to find
Tax changes announced in the Budget could make it "harder for people to enter the workforce", according to the boss of retail giant Next.
Lord Wolfson told the BBC that a rise in National Insurance paid by business would hit the retail sector in particular and meant "the axe [had] fallen particularly hard" on entry-level jobs.
He called on the government to stagger the tax changes over time, rather than introduce them in April, otherwise jobs or hours would have to be cut. But a Treasury spokesperson said the Budgetary measures were to "wipe the slate clean" and deliver stability to businesses.
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Talks continue with new buyer for former Stewart Milne Aberdeen development
Talks are still ongoing to finalise the sale of Aberdeen’s Countesswells Development, six months after it went under offer.
Administrators have revealed although progress has been made the “sale process is complex”.
A mystery buyer for the Stewart Milne site was revealed in June last year, but there’s still been no sale.
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Telegraph urged to slash jobs and ‘forget’ sale as Abu Dhabi fund applies pressure
The Abu Dhabi fund which holds the fate of The Telegraph in its grip has urged executives to make more than 100 redundancies to deliver stretching profit targets.
RedBird, the US private equity firm which manages the RedBird IMI vehicle blocked from taking control of The Telegraph last year, also told senior figures to “forget” the onward sale of the company.
The comments, made by RedBird partner David Castelblanco in a tense meeting this week about planned investments in growth, came despite pledges to the Government to steer The Telegraph into the hands of new owners.
Avanti train strikes in January cancelled to allow talks
Planned strike action on Avanti West Coast train services has been suspended for the rest of January.
The strike dates that are cancelled are Sunday 19 January and Sunday 26th January with the aim of allowing intensive talks to take place following recent approaches by Avanti to the RMT union.
RMT members who are train managers at Avanti West Coast are still planning to strike on each Sunday from 2 February until 25 May unless an agreement is reached.