Savoy traders say they're being pushed out for "trendier" shops
The 34 traders in the market have written a letter to the management urging them to take action to protect their livelihoods.
Last updated 12th Mar 2019
Traders in Glasgow's Savoy Market claim they're being starved of business because they don't fit management's new style.
They've written an open letter to the centre's managers claiming their livelihoods are being ruined.
Among their issues is a broken escalator which has means a security guard has had to escort customers up and down fire stairs for the last four months.
One shopkeeper who didn't want to be named said: "They moved us upstairs without much notice, we tried our best to make our new shops look good and they promised us they'd put signs telling customers where we were but they didn't.
"The escalator is broken and has been for four months, the security guard stands at the bottom of it and when someone wants to go up he has to take them through the back fire stairs.
"We're trying to help each other and pass our customers onto other businesses but the management are doing nothing but charging us rent.
"At least have the decency to tell us we need to leave rather than starve us of business."
A spokesperson for the Savoy Market told us they're 100% committed to its success and redevelopment of the Savoy Market and that traditional shopping locations have to innovate and develop new strategies that drive footfall.