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ALEX Salmond opened a supermarket for the first time yesterday – to snub retail giants Asda for failing to back Scottish independence.

The First Minister met shoppers and staff at a Lidl store in Rutherglen, near Glasgow. He agreed to open the shop after Asda chief executive Andy Clarke claimed prices would soar in an independent Scotland.

Salmond said: “This is my first supermarket opening. There were a number of reasons to open the store – staff have raised cash for good causes, I’m impressed by the new store and because Lidl isn’t Asda.

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“Scotland is an attractive place for companies from all over the globe. Lidl invest millions of pounds each year supporting thousands of jobs and it is a great pleasure to officially open the store.”