The big retailers continue to roll out stores despite a tough economic environment. But Edgars is holding back on space expansion, having decided not to chase market share at the cost of bottom-line profit.

Edgars has reduced its coverage by just over 18,000m² of space and closed three underperforming stores in the past nine months, all in smaller outlying areas...

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