A Johnstone florist is urging shoppers to support their local businesses as part of the first Scotland Loves Local Week.
Rhea Henderson works for Henderson's Flowers, based in the town's High Street, which was first established by her great-grandfather.
She told The Gazette: "It's quite special for me to work here, my dad is really proud.
"I've worked here now for a year and a half, and growing up I would always be in helping out on a Saturday.
"It's good to see high streets doing well and we need local people to spend local. I enjoy making relationships with our regular customers, many have been coming here for more than 50 years."
Scotland Loves Local Week is a campaign organised by Scotland's Towns Partnership encouraging people to spend their cash with traders in their own community.
Gary Clark, who runs Food Forty Six on Paisley's High Street, is enjoying serving the local community.
He said: "We are most proud of the community atmosphere we have created and it's really rewarding to see regular customers strike up friendships with each other.
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"There are so many reasons to shop locally, from enhancing the local economy to reducing travel times and your carbon footprint.
"Local support is vital to the survival of small town centre businesses and in most cases, you are supporting a local person or family, which is all the encouragement people should need."
Fifer Gary Scott is now a firm fixture in Lochwinnoch, where he runs HandCrafted Coffee.
"I never set out to do retail," said Gary.
"I used to sell products on Amazon, but got too big for the house and needed bigger storage and distribution space. I noticed the Lochwinnoch shop was up for grabs, and we've been open nearly four years now.
"I'd urge people to support small independent retailers wherever they can. Small shops aren't about chasing profit, we're part of the community and the community are part of us.
"We can take the time to stop and listen to our customers and we always give the kids a wee wrapped chocolate. It's nice to see the families who visit as they grow up."
People can buy Renfrewshire Gift Cards online, which are being accepted across a growing range of local shops.
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