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This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Petition To legislate for a maximum number of similar chain stores per km in city centres

In London you can walk past three Starbucks shops in as many minutes or less. These big chain stores price independent stores out of the area, concentrating profits on a few wealthy corporation owners and homogenising our city centres. Only legislation to protect independent shops can stop this.

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http://www.newstatesman.com/2013/05/should-we-follow-france-cracking-down-supermarkets

http://www.fsb.org.uk/ktl

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