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Exclusive: American candy stores on Oxford Street return to peak levels
Westminster City Council has been playing “whack-a-mole” with American candy stores on Oxford Street, as the number of unscrupulous shop operators has returned to peak levels, Retail Week can reveal.
Despite a crackdown by the council in November, which saw a third of stores shuttered, the number of American candy stores operating from Oxford Street has returned to peak levels, according to exclusive data from Local Data Company.
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