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News Letter, Monday, November 19, 2012
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ON THE CHARGE: Ulsters Nick Williams takes on the Zebre defence during yesterdays PRO12 clash
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IRISH LEAGUE:
Cliftonville blitz Ballymena while champions falter
MOTORCYCLING:
Rutter claims eighth Macau Grand Prix win
BOXING:
Magee camp dismiss Carl Frochs calls for Kessler rematch
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IT will be a life or death Christmas for many small traders this year, it has been claimed, with Northern Ireland now having almost twice the national average for vacant shops. The warning came last night
from the Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Association (NIIRTA) after a survey showed that 20 per cent of shops across the Province are vacant by far the worst figures in the UK. NIIRTA chief executive Glyn Roberts said: It is life or death for a lot of small shops in the run-
up to Christmas this year come January, many of them may not be there. He said the retail sector in Northern Ireland is the largest part of our economy in terms of private sector employment and turnover. Yet in the last two years we have lost 2,000 shops and a
number of medium-sized chainstores as well, he added. He has both short-term and longer-term proposals to address the decline. This year he is calling on shoppers to spend a little bit more in the smaller independent stores such as grocers, butchers and chemists. Turn to page 4
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