Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.
Fuel costs and Union Street works blamed for rising First Bus ticket fares
First Bus are raising the prices of their Aberdeen tickets, with the operator saying fuel costs and Union Street roadworks are behind the decision.
From March 30, First Bus will be raising several of their fares in the Granite City.
They say the changes are due to inflationary pressures, as rising fuel and maintenance costs continue to impact the price of operations.
Read more in the P&J.
UK economy shrank by 0.1% in January
The UK economy shrank by 0.1% in January, according to the latest official figures.
A slowdown in manufacturing was one of the main reasons for the dip, the Office for National Statistics said.
The performance was weaker than expected, with most economists having predicted the economy to have grown in the month.
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Tesco to trial giving away expiring food to shoppers
Tesco is to begin a trial giving expiring food to customers for free at the end of the day as it tries to cut food waste.
The supermarket will give away some already discounted "yellow sticker" items after 21:30 in some of its smaller Express stores in coming months.
Tesco already donates expiring food to charities and foodbanks. It says it is taking this step to try to meet its goal to halve food waste.
Shein confirms plan to float
The Chinese fast-fashion company Shein has for the first time confirmed plans to float on the stock market, with London believed to be the preferred location.
Donald Tang, the Singapore-based company’s executive chairman, said Shein wanted to be a public company “to embrace the … accountability and transparency of being a public company”, in an interview with The Times in London.
Shein has not previously publicly confirmed plans or a timeline for an initial public offering and has faced scrutiny from politicians and campaigners over the labour practices and environmental impact behind its model of selling cheap clothes made in China to western consumers.