Prior to submitting this petition to the Scottish Parliament, we have been campaigning throughout the West End of Glasgow for more than six months in an attempt to stop two further Tesco stores from opening at 341 Great Western Road in Kelvinbridge and on Argyle Street in Yorkhill.
We have held numerous public meetings and have spoken to and been supported by Councillors in the area, Martha Wardrop and Ken Andrew among others. We are also supported by our MSP Sandra White and have been in regular correspondence with her.
The campaign was featured in the Evening Times earlier in the year:
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/campaigners-hit-out-at-plan-for-tesco-store-in-west-end-126769n.21249913
On 3 September 2013, local residents and businesses in the Kelvinbridge, Yorkhill and Hyndland areas of the city joined forces under the name Say NO to Tesco! to present a petition to the Glasgow City Council Petitions Committee Meeting calling on the council to stop these two Tesco Stores from opening and to think twice about granting permission to allow more to opening in the future.
In preparation for our meeting with Glasgow City Council Petitions Committee, campaigners from our group did extensive research interviewing local traders who have been directly affected by the new Tescos which have already opened in Glasgow's West End. Some examples are given in the Background Info section.