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Old 26-04-2007, 22:43   #20
MargaretR
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Re: Should we be letting supermarkets/chainstores establish in our town?

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Originally Posted by Cyfr View Post
I dread to think what sort of social and economic consequences there would be if everyone started shopping online for everything. There'd be pretty high unemployment!
Delivery jobs will expand - 1 van delivering 20 parcels will leave a smaller 'carbon footprint' than 20 people visiting a store. More jobs will be created for staff at parcel depots and will be occupied more productively than shop assistants hanging about waiting fo a customer to walk through the shop door
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