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Business minister ‘deeply shocked’ by abuse of shopworkers Print
17th February 2021
Small business minister Paul Scully has told the Association of Convenience Stores that he is “deeply shocked” by the abuse and violence faced by people working in local shops.
In a letter to ACS chief executive, James Lowman, the minister highlighted the “tremendous effort” that convenience stores have made in adapting and innovating during the pandemic, paying tribute to those retailers that have “gone out of their way to support the more vulnerable members of the community during this time”.
Scully also recognised that many independent retailers do not have the resources to enforce measures, through security guards at the entrance to a store for example.