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launched a set of Fair Trade Town Goals and an Action Guide to encourage others to follow in the town's success. During the 2001-2006 period, over 209 British towns were awarded the Fair Trade status by the
Fairtrade Foundation. In October 2009 448 British towns and 312 towns worldwide (in total 760)
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jumped to over 70% in the town while sales of
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