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A handy service ... but it doesn't pay

The latest proposal will mean more than one in seven outlets across Scotland has been either shut or downgraded, write Alison Campsie and Julia Horton

ALISON CAMPSIE and JULIAN HORTON

With the sign "Flowers By McDowell" on the wall and an array of bouquets surrounding customers, it would be easy to think this was just another florist.