Consumer
Luxury Scottish Roadside Mall Woos Consumers With Pies and Tweed
- Family business targets US tourists from base in Highlands
- House of Bruar is boosting revenue but costs are increasing
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The geographical center of Scotland boasts heather-cloaked hills, rushing waterfalls, cold rivers — and one of the country’s more successful retailers.
House of Bruar, a family-owned business on the A9 artery midway between Edinburgh and Inverness, sells a high-end microcosm of all things Scottish, from hunting tweeds and cashmere sweaters to shortbread cookies and lobster-with-fries takeouts. And for the shopper in a hurry, there’s a helicopter pad.