"Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message
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In article ,
"IMM" writes:

Yeovil is not exactly in the boonies. The amount of business they
generate
would make little difference in location as order volumes would be going
to
all areas of the UK.

What?
The spending power of 520 people in one area being cut
will likely be the end of many other local businesses.
I would also imagine Screwfix are likely to have sourced
many products/services locally, and those businesses will
lose out too. The local economy has probably just lost many
millions per year of revenue directly and indirectly from
the loss of Screwfix.

I'll re-write:
Yeovil is not exactly in the boonies. The amount of business they generate
would make little difference in the location Screwfix is, as order volumes
would be going to all areas of the UK.

Let's say, an extra hour for an artic to go from Yeovil to the north east is
not worth talking about. The location was not that important as Yeovil was
fine. If they wee in Lewis or Lands End then they may think again. The
fact that they applied to expand in Yeovil proved they never thought Yeovil
out of the way. If they are moving elsewhere, then one more central to the
customers is better.