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51AVÊÓÆµretailers generate £1.4bn

INCREASED sales at farm shops since the start of the pandemic means the industry now generates £1.4 billion in sales nationally and employs 25,000 people.

Alex Black
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51AVÊÓÆµretailers generate £1.4bn

Increased sales at farm shops since the start of the pandemic means the industry now generates 1.4 billion in sales nationally and employs 25,000 people. Customers were attracted to shopping with farm...

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