It was a freezing cold morning on November the 24th as I headed down to Exeter for the store opening. It was probably the weather but when I arrived at 7:15 AM there were about 30 people in the queue, and workmen had begun to take down the boarding in front of the store. Over the next hour or so more and more people began to turn up, the queue stretched further than we could see past though the shopping area. We’re normally quite a reserved lot – so that was pretty impressive…

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