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To: Marks and Spencer and The Mercers' Company
Save our local supermarket in Covent Garden
Please save Marks and Spencer on Long Acre from closure or if the present store on two floors is not sustainable please find an alternative nearby site for a large food department.
Why is this important?
There are 7,000 people living in Covent Garden, many in social housing who are elderly or disabled who depend on their local supermarket for food. There are many more who work or study in the area and shop at Marks and Spencer regularly. This is a very busy food department. The nearby Tesco is also under threat. It is reported that the reason for closure is that the rent for the premises is too high to make a profit. Someone has got to compromise. We do not need yet another designer store. The community is being destroyed and Covent Garden is being turned into a playground for wealthy tourists. This petition is backed by the Covent Garden Community Association. www.coventgarden.org.uk
