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Parfetts adds new Southampton store to its expansion

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Parfetts has opened its first Go Local Extra in Southampton as part of its ongoing expansion. Just two weeks ago it opened a new 113,000sq ft depot, also in Southampton, creating more than 100 jobs and driving the company’s push towards a £1bn turnover and…

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