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Mini profile: Franchisee successfully coverts former Co-op site into One Stop store

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Experienced retailer Dharm Patel has converted a former Co-op site in Hemel Hempstead and transformed it into a One Stop store. The decision to partner with the Tesco-owned franchisor is said to have been hugely successful with sales and profitability going from strength to strength…

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