Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.
Police 'open to discussions' on football booze ban
Pilot projects to allow the sale of alcohol at Scottish football matches would be considered by the Scottish government and Police Scotland.
A briefing for First Minister John Swinney ahead of his attendance at a Scotland v Croatia game in November stated "a limited number of pilot projects" to gather evidence on the effect of selling alcohol to fans would be possible.
According to the briefing "Police Scotland are open to discussions on this", although the Scottish government has "no plans" to review legislation yet.
Aberdeen’s Well-Safe Solutions plans scores of job cuts
Aberdeen-headquartered well decommissioning specialist Well-Safe Solutions is to cut scores of jobs.
The firm has said that up to 45 onshore positions are at risk and there will also be job losses from its Well-Safe Guardian decommissioning rig, although no figures have been confirmed.
Well-Safe Solutions, based in Altens, has blamed the “knock-on effects” of the Energy Profits Levy for the move.
Read the full story in the P&J.
Warburtons crumpets return to Waitrose after two-year exile
Warburtons crumpets have returned to the shelves of Waitrose, more than two years after the bakery’s products were exiled in a row over prices.
Waitrose has begun selling a selection of Warburtons products in recent weeks, including crumpets and gluten-free loaves and rolls.
It signals a restoration of business relations between the two companies after Waitrose stopped selling Warburtons products in 2022. The banishment followed a commercial dispute over the price of crumpets and other goods.
Worst train companies to be named and shamed
Millions of passengers will see train cancellation and delay data published prominently at over 1,700 railway stations in England from Thursday.
The data will update every 28 days showing statistics for the most recent month in a bid to increase transparency and to hold operators to account.
Between 1 July and 30 September 2024, 4.2% of train services were cancelled and only 67.7% of services were on time, according to the latest data from the rail regulator, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
Co-op admits unlawfully blocking rival store openings
The Co-op has admitted breaching rules to prevent rival supermarkets from opening nearby more than 100 times.
The UK's competition watchdog found Co-op had breached an order which limits supermarkets' ability to prevent nearby land being used by rival retailers across England, Scotland and Wales.
Blocking other grocers from opening nearby hits competition between supermarkets and means shoppers have less choice when trying to get cheaper prices, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said.
Read the full story here.