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Portobello market 'dying a slow death' at hands of chains

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Kensington.londoninformer.co.uk
Published: 04:00 PM, 02 February 2010
By: Ed Saunt

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LO0201 port1.JPGPortobello market is dying a slow death at the hands of chain stores, according to traders who have peddled their wares on the street for years.

More than 5,000 people have backed a campaign to save the market from the growing proliferation of high street 'clone stores' such as All Saints, which opened last month leaving more than 150 traders without a home.

The market is visited by up to 60,000 people every Saturday but antiques dealers fear that trade could disappear within five years
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