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A shopping centre has been dealt a further blow following the shock announcement a women’s fashion shop will shut. Select in Ashford’s County Square is the latest retailer to join the mass exodus from Kent’s high streets, as closing-down sale signs unexpectedly appeared in the shop’s windows. It comes after KentOnline reported that in January alone, a minimum of 17 shops shut their doors for good. This included Job Centre Plus in Ashford’s County Square, which has now left the huge former River Island unit empty. Select’s closure will leave just Chill Time, Next and New Look in the shopping ce…

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