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50% losses for supermarket chain under ultra-Orthodox boycott
Shefa Shuk suffers debilitating drop in revenues as religious sector follows rabbis’ decree urging them to steer clear of any retailer belonging to Dor Alon company over latter’s refusal to close urban convenience stores on Shabbat

Shefa Shuk suffers debilitating drop in revenues as religious sector follows rabbis’ decree urging them to steer clear of any retailer belonging to Dor Alon company over latter’s refusal to close urban convenience stores on Shabbat

“It is unthinkable that in Israel people will turn the Shabbat into a regular weekday,” stated Goldknopf, saying that the committee seeks to place its representatives at the large supermarkets of Shefa Shuk, which has six branches serving the ultra-Orthodox community. The representatives will explain to the audience that any purchase made at these shops allows the desecrating of Shabbat.”
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