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19/08/2009
Charlotte Smith visits the town that rejected a Tesco and welcomed a Waitrose; now some people are wondering if it was the right decision.
People in rural market towns often talk of the 'Tesco Effect': the impact on small high street shops when one of the big supermarkets moves in. Saxmundham in Suffolk fought off plans for a Tesco, and subsequently got a Waitrose. Now some high-end traders there say that the 'Waitrose Effect' is having a marked impact on their businesses.
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