Gurn takes on Marks & Spencer

January 18, 2010 · Filed Under shopping 

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The Gurn gets some coverage in the Highland News – taking M&S to task for not including Gaelic in the talking tills:
Gaelic unrest at M&S talking tills

A RETAIL chain has come under fire for having talking tills which can speak six languages, including Welsh, but not Gaelic.

But Marks and Spencer has said it may introduce the language to their self-service tills if they find sufficient demand from its speakers.

Gaelic blogger Des Scholes from Nairn contacted the Highland News Group to point out the store in Inverness is in the Gaelic heartland and should be representing the local tongue.

He commented: “It has not gone unnoticed in the Gaelic community that these self-service tills provide customers with advice in six languages, including Welsh, but not in Gaelic.”

Will be interesting to see how this develops across the retail sector, especially with the general push of Scots Gaelic in Scotland.

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