Economy
The town centre is home to a number of high street multiples, including: Greggs, Argos, Specsavers, Wilkinson's, Shoe Zone, Superdrug, Costa Coffee, Cash Generator, GAME, Poundland, Timpson, Althams Travel, Ladbrokes, Paddy Power, Claire's, Grainger Games, Post Office, Thomas Cook, Thomson, Burton, Holland & Barrett, Dorothy Perkins, Blockbuster, WHSmith, H Samuel, Iceland, Phones 4U, Boots Opticians, Card Factory, Boots, Store Twenty One, Poundworld, Peacocks, B&M Bargains, Wetherspoons and a mix of other shops.
There is a Homebase, Asda, VUE as well as a Tesco Extra which opened on 22 November 2010. Discount supermarkets include; Lidl and Aldi.
Fast-food restaurants include; McDonald's, Subway, and KFC.
As well as motor dealerships from Ford (Greyhound), Vauxhall & Chevrolet (Accrington Garages), the town was home to a Arnold Clark car dealer which closed down in 2010.
The town's shopping centre is called the Accrington Arndale Centre.
A retail park near the town centre, Eastgate Retail Park, has stores such as Home Bargains, United Carpets Woodfloor & Beds, Morrisons (formley Netto) and Poundstretcher.
The main shopping street is called Broadway.
Shell, Esso, Texaco (x2) and Murco operate garages in the town.
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)