Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Local markets are the super ones
A study comparing the prices and produce in a local London market with a nearby Asda has found that the stalls are better value and have a wider range of produce. Not just that, but they create more jobs and inject more money back into the local economy. Even farmers' markets are cheaper than supermarkets.Yet still councils roll over before planning submissions by supermarkets and other developers and propose building over local markets.
Researchers found that items in a shopping basket of goods bought from the street market were on average 53 per cent cheaper than at a local Asda store.
Customers spend an average £34 each time they visited Queens Market of which £25 is spent on food, the report says.
This generates around £11.5 million for the local economy each year, in addition to an estimated £1.8 million which customers spend in nearby shops.
The nef says Queens Market is under threat from a proposed supermarket development.
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posted by I at 9:43 am
