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Mon 12 Dec 2008Retailers going North to source supplies
RETAILERS LARGE and small are increasingly following the example of individual consumers by sourcing their supplies in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
As shoppers from the Republic once again clogged all roads to the North over the weekend, food industry sources say the practice of "cross-stocking" from suppliers in the UK is growing in popularity due to the cheaper prices available outside the Republic.
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