1. START UP STREET WALLACE AREA FORUM 24 th November 2011

3. HIGH STREET ISSUES UK High Street faces more closures as retail sales slide The Gauardian 2011 Britain's Clone Towns The Independent 2010 UK High Street faces more than 26,500 shop closures by 2015 ( BDO ) The Telegraph 2010 More than 50% of UK Adults now shop online Internet retailing 2010 15,400 Fashion Shops 2,300 Bar + Restaurants 1,500 Furnishing Retailers

5. DIVERSITY OF THE OFFER In the future town centres may need to evolve and their role might not necessarily be retail led, with a greater consideration on the other uses identified within SPP such as leisure, entertainment, residential, business, cultural and community uses. The focus should be on promoting the individuality of centres in order to provide a unique selling point capable of competing with the often bland nature of many other locations. GVA Grumley Scottish Town Centres, Nov 2011

6. Stirling Vacancy Rates Retail Ranking + Survey Date: October 2011 44.6% National(UK) 59.0% Scotland 40% Stirling % That are Independents 11.1% National (UK) 9.6% Scotland 7.2% Stirling % Vacant ground floor units ATCM – Springboard Vacancy Rate Survey

7. VENUE SCORE 2011 (SCOTLAND RANKING) Irvine Cumbernauld Glenrothes Dumfries Kilmarnock Greenock Dundee Paisley Livingston Falkirk Perth Aberdeen Dunfermline Ayr Inverness Edinburgh KIrkcaldy East Kilbride Stirling Glasgow 11 - 12 9 - 10 6 - 8 1- 5

8. CITY CENTRE MANAGEMENT BREAKDOWN OF SHOPS PER STREET & VACANCIES THEREIN AT 30th September 2011 A POCKET OF CONCERN