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FSB backs ‘Shop Local First’ campaign

28 April 2006

Friends of the Earth today launched a new campaign urging consumers to ‘Shop Local First’ with support from the Federation of Small Businesses.

The campaign, seeking to protect local shops and the environment by reducing the number of trips taken in cars to out of town supermarkets, will aim to highlight the services and benefits of small shops that could be lost if current trends continue.

Carol Undy, FSB National Chairman, said:

“Unless people appreciate the service, flexibility and unique selling points of their local small shops they will be lost forever. At present these valuable community resources can be taken for granted. One day soon shoppers could look around their high street and wonder where the shops have gone. We welcome the initiative by Friends of the Earth and we fully support it.”



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