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Final Talking Retail Live prize draw winner revealed

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Dover retailer Sashi Saru has been named the penultimate winner of the ‘win a signed England cricket shirt’ competition being run by Talking Retail Live. Saru is assistant manager at the Whitfield Budgens store. The 2026 Talking Retail Live conference and networking event takes place…

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