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Parfetts announces launch of its third Shop & Go site

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Parfetts third Shop & Go store has been opened in Drybrook, Forest of Dean, West Gloucestershire. The site has been transformed, starting life as a derelict car repair garage. It is now a state of the art service station forecourt and convenience store serving transient…

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