“One of the absolute critical issues is office return,” said Ms Laiolo.
“Until we understand what the Scottish government strategy is, we are not going to see the volume of footfall that we need. The long term focus is about sustainability but in the short-term we need to get as close as possible to normal patterns of people coming in and spending money.”
Like many cities, Glasgow has suffered the loss of major high street names. UK brand Whistles became the latest casualty of the pandemic, announcing the closure of its flagship Princes Square store last week after 18 years.
“Edinburgh and Manchester are two that we always compete with but we have managed to keep our retail offering.