tighter restrictions were imposed by the Scottish Government. Streets which would usually be packed with shoppers queuing from 6am to grab a bargain in the boxing day sales lie eerily empty today.
Typically Edinburgh's Royal Mile and Glasgow's Style Mile on Buchanan Street would be bustling this afternoon - but today they are like a ghost town.
All non-essential stores across Scotland were ordered to close on December 26, with only click-and-collect services allowed.In a desperate bid to survive retailers have been forced to move their usual post-Christmas sales online as Scots are asked to stay at home.
It comes after mainland Scotland was placed into tier four at midnight after cases of a new strain of the virus continues to climb.
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