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Parfetts honours its best Go Local retailers

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Wholesaler Parfetts last night (8 December) held is annual awards ceremony to recognise the best retailers in its Go Local symbol group. The winners at the event, which was held at the Kimpton Clocktower hotel in Manchester, included Kajan Thayalan and Gopithas Gnanasekaran of Go Local Extra in Manchester, who won newcomers of the year. …

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