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Originally Posted by Roy

Yes, and that, right there is a big problem! However, that is not really the problem under discussion here.
Encourage low paying companies to thrive in your town and you end up with low paid people and that in turn means less money to be spent at any other places around town.
Wecome to pound shop heaven.
Welcome to a place that people, once they do earn some money(generally, by working out of town), don't want to live in - so move elsewhere.
Welcome to Accrington!
Welcome to Tesco!

The traditional large employers are long gone, some to China and the like.
English Electric was a large employer, look at that site now, a collection of "units" storage etc.Lets face the facts Accrington is no longer a manufacturing base and has not been for many a year.
So why not welcome Tesco or any other major developer that wishes to improve our town centres. at the end of the day it's employment for a lot of Accrington people