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Newcastle store war

Shoppers in the County Down town fear losing their main supermarket and 200 jobs because the site is owned by a rival retailer.

Big supermarket chains are used to battling with the competition over prices, but in Newcastle, Tesco runs the risk of losing its whole store to Lidl.

A few years ago, Lidl bought the supermarket site and now Tesco's lease is about to run out.

Local in the area fear that if Tesco has to close, 200 full and part time jobs could also be lost.

Our reporter in the area Francis Gorman has more.

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last updated: 17/02/2009 at 10:31
created: 17/02/2009

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