FIRST minister Nicola Sturgeon was one of the first MSPs to be presented with a copy of the latest Scottish Local Shop Report during the Scottish Grocers Federation’s three-day exhibition in the Scottish Parliament last month.
As with the previous exhibition in 2015, SGF’s event was sited just outside the debating chamber at Holyrood, which proved to be a great location for engaging with both MSPs and Scottish government ministers.
SGF’s head of policy John Lee said: “One of the main aims of the exhibition was to launch the Scottish Local Shop Report in parliament and to highlight to MSPs the importance of the independent convenience store sector.
“Opposition party leaders Ruth Davidson, Kezia Dugdale and Patrick Harvey were also given the report. Social media played a big part in the event, with MSPs tweeting and retweeting about the report and the importance of supporting local shops. The first minister follows SGF on Twitter.
“The exhibition was also a very effective platform for promoting and raising awareness of the new Cross Party Group on Independent Convenience Stores.”
