(Up to: Free Markets Vs Choice )

Ubiquitous Chain Stores turning every UK town into the same selection of big-box brand logos. Where's the diversity?

• Need a link to the original NEF report...

• BBC: Signs of the Times, about the garish quality of many overpowering logos.

• Guardian: A Spent Force?

Meanwhile in Brighton (2005-09-30), the vibrant and generally independent North Laine area suddenly finds that it's seated next to a Tesco and Starbucks.