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In article , Janet Baraclough
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Alan Gould wrote

This is one of the many practices adopted by supermarkets and other
retailers in their strategy of distancing consumers from producers.

Can you give examples of the many practices you mention which
illustrate this strategy?

This thread is a good one.

That's the example you've already given, which gave rise to me asking
about the "many" other practices you mentioned. Presumably that's why
you snipped it out of your reply.

It appears you can't substantiate your claim about "many practices".

Janet