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Drive west from Shropshire into the towns of mid-Wales and you soon notice something is missing. The Tesco Expresses, Sainsbury Locals, Asdas, Morrisons. OK they have them in the largest towns like Aberystwyth, and there is a local chain, Tuffins,that has somehow escaped the maw of Tesco, but the small towns that in England would host a Tesco Express or even a Metro, if not a full-size supermarket, don't generally have one west of the border. Not many Co-ops, either, given that every large-ish English vilage has one. Anyone know why mid-Wales has been spared the supermarket invasion? It's not lack of population because there are small towns dotted around. Dr Hillary Shaw Food and Supply Chain Management Department Harper Adams University College Newport Shropshire TF10 8NB www.fooddeserts.org Those who neglect the gain of knowledge in order to maximise the gain of beauty will ultimately gain neither