Edinburgh has a great choice of small (mostly independent) shops, the perfect places to buy souvenirs and gifts. You can pick up a ready-to-wear kilt or peruse delicious delicatessens and pungent ...

UNIQLO will open the doors to a shop on Princes Street. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well ...

Say “Scotland” and most people think whisky, but the country has a history of smuggling coffee – as it was heavily taxed – then importing and drinking the brew. The first coffee houses opened as ...

Its Bruntsfield spot has become so popular that teenage owner, Ilaria Pia, has announced that they are expanding across the ...

The Royal Mile is the ancient spine of Edinburgh, visited by five million tourists each year. The collective name for four streets that thread through the city's Old Town, it is home to a 900-year-old ...

The Edinburgh Fringe is well underway, which means the streets of Edinburgh are full of locals and tourists alike. Scotland's capital is famous for many things, from its fascinating history to its ...

A beloved store in Edinburgh with an "impressive" selection of festive items has been named one of the best Christmas shops in the whole of the UK. The Nutcracker Christmas Shop on High Street was ...

But, of course, shops change and disappear and other ones come along. And shopping habits change. Here is a selection of photographs from the Evening News archives which look back at some of the shops ...