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The Fed mourns the passing of ‘true retail pioneer’ Margaret Adams

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With great sadness, the Fed has reported the sudden passing of its first ever female national president, Margaret Adams. Adams and her husband David owned a store in Largs, North Ayrshire for many years and joined what was then the NFRN in 1989. She became…

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