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Talking Retail Live 2026 | This week’s winner unveiled

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Mahesh Amin, director of Bradshaw’s Newsagents in Dorking, Surrey, is this week’s winner of a signed cricket shirt in our Talking Retail Live 2026 competition. The shirt will be signed by former England batsman Mark Ramprakash, who will give the keynote speech at the Talking…

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