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Co-owner of burgled Wiltshire store offers advice to other retailers

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Following a burglary at a Spar store in North Street, Pewsey last week, co-owner Susan Connolly has spoken about the robbery and offered some advice to store owners to mitigate the impact of such a horrendous experience. The store was the second targeted by axe-wielding…

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