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Newspaper article about the opening of the newly built Debenham Eucomarket, as the Abbott family business marks its 267th year., Barry Turner, Bertha Abbott, Eileen Turner, H Abbott Ltd
Date: 2 September 1974

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Donated by David List From the The List Collection

Interesting article on how Barry Turner, after seeing retail methods in the USA, introduced the self service system in 1963, making Abbotts the first self service shop in Suffolk.

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