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| Tesco 'bad news for town traders' | Tesco 'bad news for town traders' |
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| Traders in Banbridge have held a meeting to oppose plans to build Ireland's largest supermarket close to the town. | Traders in Banbridge have held a meeting to oppose plans to build Ireland's largest supermarket close to the town. |
| A planning application has been made to build a 130,000sq ft Tesco store at The Outlet shopping centre on the County Down town's outskirts. | |
| Banbridge butcher Joe Quail's family has run a business in Banbridge for over a century. | Banbridge butcher Joe Quail's family has run a business in Banbridge for over a century. |
| He says the plans would "decimate Banbridge town centre". | He says the plans would "decimate Banbridge town centre". |
| "If you look just 10 miles away in Lurgan, it has been destroyed by out-of-town shopping." | "If you look just 10 miles away in Lurgan, it has been destroyed by out-of-town shopping." |
| Glyn Roberts, chief executive of the Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Association, said the proposals were definitely bad news for Banbridge. | Glyn Roberts, chief executive of the Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Association, said the proposals were definitely bad news for Banbridge. |
| "It could well make Banbridge town centre a ghost town," he said. | "It could well make Banbridge town centre a ghost town," he said. |
| "And will ensure that many hundreds of local traders will have to close their doors, obviously resulting in job losses. | "And will ensure that many hundreds of local traders will have to close their doors, obviously resulting in job losses. |
| "Our message is very strong to the environment minister, to veto this application and support the local traders." | "Our message is very strong to the environment minister, to veto this application and support the local traders." |
| The property consortium behind the planning application - GML Estates, Land Securities and Stoney Properties - said in a statement that if successful, it hoped Tesco would move into the store. | |
| "Although there has been some debate surrounding this application, we appreciate the considerable and continued support we have received in favour of the development," it said. |