An Argyll and Bute councillor has insisted that proposals for supermarkets to sell locally- sourced produce would not be damaging to smaller businesses.
Alastair Redman, who has retail experience on his native Islay, was responding to comments by Helensburgh and Lomond Chamber of Commerce, which said that the idea was ‘potentially damaging’ to independent retailers.
Conservative MSP Brian Whittle (South Scotland region) had expressed the idea that larger shops could have dedicated shelves or aisles directing customers to local produce.