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Wed 01 Jan 2009All roads lead to Newry as consumers shop around
BRITISH RETAIL giants Sainsburys and Asda captured a 2.5 per cent share of the grocery market in the Republic last December even though they have no shops here, latest market research figures show.
The figures from TNS Worldpanel, which were presented to the Checkout retailing conference yesterday, reveal the the extent of the massive cross-Border shopping exodus before Christmas last year. Sainsburys recently revealed its Newry store has the highest sales for any of its 785 outlets for alcohol, confectionery and baby goods.
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