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Beware the illicit trade | Viewpoint: Pete Cheema

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Convenience stores operate in just about every postcode, providing essential goods and a growing range of services for customers, while also creating secure and flexible jobs for local people. However, the constant conveyor belt of regulation falling on the sector could undermine all of this.…

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