Call To Back Local Businesses

We're being urged to shop local today and help struggling high streets.

Small Business Saturday is an attempt to offset loss of Christmas trade to big firms on Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

It's estimated last year gave a boost to local shops through extra trade of nearly 500 million pounds.

Colin Borland from the Federation of Small Businesses Scotland says it will hopefully be less chaotic than other high-profile retail campaigns:

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