People power forces stores to lower prices

PEOPLE power is the only thing that will force big businesses to lower their prices, according to one Meath woman who has already succeeded in getting cheaper grocery prices for her hometown.

Mags McGivern said Trim has already benefited from her successful lobbying of the local authority to remove restrictions on new commercial developments in the town through a greater choice of shops, increased employment and more importantly, cheaper prices.

Mags said competition among supermarkets with the arrival of German discounter, Lidl, in Trim had resulted in the price of many grocery items coming down in the existing outlets.