DEFA Ministers says it's as important as ever after Shoprite sale
The DEFA minister says "shop local" is still an important message from government.
It comes as Shoprite confirmed it'd be selling all nine of its stores to Tesco.
The supermarket giant will begin rebranding the properties over the next nine months.
Clare Barber says supporting Manx producers and suppliers can only be a good thing:
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