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Eimear McGovern
Opinion The arrival of Pret-A-Manger chain is a growing concern for independent businesses
On any given week I might buy a book from Amazon out of sheer laziness, call into Starbucks to drink something coffee-adjacent while using their free wifi or, having given up on the thought of cooking that evening, buy a cheeseburger from McDonald's in lieu of tarting up the healthy alternatives in my fridge.