Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.
Quiz to reopen in St Nicholas Centre following Union Square exit
Clothing retailer Quiz is set to reopen in Aberdeen just months after departing Union Square.
The retailer known for women’s fashion was in Union Square for several years before leaving in August this year.
Now, Quiz is back having opened a new store in the St Nicholas Centre, next door to the newly opened Tui travel agents.
HP to cut thousands more jobs in AI drive
Personal computer maker HP Inc expects to cut between 4,000 and 6,000 jobs globally by 2028 as part of a plan to streamline operations and adopt artificial intelligence to speed up product development, improve customer satisfaction and boost productivity.
Teams at the company focused on product development, internal operations and customer support will be affected by the cuts, Enrique Lores, chief executive, said.
“We expect this initiative will create $1billion in gross run rate savings over three years,” Lores added.
Asahi says 1.5 million customers' data potentially leaked in cyber-attack
Japanese beer giant Asahi revealed on Thursday that a massive cyber-attack in September has potentially leaked the personal information of more than 1.5 million customers.
The drinks company published a statement, external on its investigation into the ransomware attack, which had crippled its operations across its factories in Japan and forced employees to take orders by pen and paper.
Asahi said it found that personal details of people who had contacted its customer service centres were likely exposed and that those affected would be notified soon.
'Outdated' ink and paper used to collect fingerprints in some police stations
Watchdogs have criticised Police Scotland for using traditional ink and paper for taking fingerprints at some of its stations due to a lack of electronic scanners.
The technique, which in UK policing goes back about 125 years, external, was still in use by officers based in Fort William, Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland.
In a report, external, His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland and Healthcare Improvement Scotland said ink and paper was "outdated" and there was a risk of mistakes due to poor quality prints.