This was just in the news yesterday in _The Scotsman_ (Thursday, November 15):

"Graeme Muir has decided to close down the Tartan Gift Shop, which was established almost 120 years ago.... The move comes amid growing concern over the number of businesses being forced out of Edinburgh's busiest tourist street... The Scottish Tartan Authority today called for more to be done to protect traditional kilts and preserve the Royal Mile, which it has compared to an 'eastern bazaar'."

The reason he is closing is because of the cheap "kilts" being sold in the stores. I have spoken to Graeme a couple of times and I bought my traditional Drummond kilt from him. This is a real shame.