In 1984 there were, in fact, only 42 cases out of a total of 427,000 applications; of those 42, only three related to superstore proposals.
Small convenience stores have fought hard to remain viable in the face of increasing competition from supermarkets and superstores.
There are very few things that the movement does not sell through its 92 superstores and 4,500 shopping cutlets.
A leading name supermarket put in an application to build a superstore.
The proposal by the county council for a superstore, although giving rise to local concern, does not in my opinion raise such issues.
The burden for businesses with a turnover of £500,000 to just under £2 millio—typical of big superstores on the edge of large market towns—is much less.
If a superstore is disproportionately large compared with the amount of shopping in the centre, then it can again swamp the centre.
Small shops compete against superstores, but they also compete against each other.
