Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.
Daily Record publisher to shut Glasgow print plant
Newspaper publisher Reach has announced plans to close its printing plant in Glasgow with the loss of about 100 jobs.
The company said the Saltire site in Cardonald would wind down operations in the spring, with production moved to its facility in Oldham.
The move will see some of the brand's Scottish titles, which include the Daily Record and Sunday Mail, printed in England.
Barclays to focus on AI as it cuts £2bn of costs
Bosses at Barclays have set out plans to use artificial intelligence to help drive the next leg of their turnaround of the bank as they target about £2billion of cost cuts over three years.
Anna Cross, the FTSE 100 lender’s finance chief, on Tuesday said AI would be “a really core plank of the efficiency savings” that management was aiming to deliver as part of the second phase of a revamp of the group.
While she insisted Barclays was not focused on cutting roles, the bank’s use of AI as part of its latest savings drive will nevertheless fuel wider fears about how rapidly evolving computer models will affect jobs.
Ellon butcher sells 170,000 sausages in first year of business
An Ellon butcher has enjoyed a bumper first year in business after selling around 170,000 sausages – a total which, laid end to end, would stretch for 10 miles.
Barry Bartlet, owner of Barry’s Butchery, said the level of demand since opening his independent shop had exceeded anything he expected.
Over the past year, the business has gone from strength to strength, with growing footfall, repeat custom and an expanding product range helping establish it as a popular fixture in the town.
Disney advert banned for showing 'disturbing' severed body
A "menacing" Disney advert featuring a severed body has been banned by the advertising regulator, which said it was likely to frighten and cause distress to children.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found the entertainment giant had broken its rules with its advert for the Predator Badlands film.
Parents complained that the digital poster, which featured a large alien holding aloft the severed body of a smaller, human figure, was "inappropriate and disturbing for young children".