. ▁ ▁Because ▁Bar n st ap le ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁sho pping ▁area ▁for ▁North ▁Dev on , ▁ret ail ▁work ▁is ▁a ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁the ▁economy . ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁generic ▁chain ▁stores ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁centre ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Round sw ell ▁Business ▁Park , ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁fr inge ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁T es co ▁has ▁several ▁stores ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁which ▁includes ▁a ▁T es co ▁Ext ra ▁hyper market , ▁a ▁large ▁T es co ▁super store . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁S ains bury ' s ▁super store , ▁a ▁L id l ▁super market . ▁And , ▁the ▁multi - mill ion ▁p ound ▁re development ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Le ader flush ▁Sh ap land ▁works ▁at ▁An chor wood ▁Bank , ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area , ▁is ▁creating ▁a ▁conservation ▁area ▁near ▁the ▁River ▁T aw , ▁hundreds ▁of ▁new ▁homes , ▁a ▁commercial ▁ret ail ▁area ▁with ▁new ▁sh ops , ▁restaur ants ▁and ▁le is ure ▁facilities . ▁A ▁new ▁As da ▁super store ▁and ▁pet rol ▁filling ▁station ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁re development . ▁The ▁whole ▁scheme ▁will ▁be ▁completed ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁As da ▁store ▁opened ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁However , ▁by ▁far ▁the ▁largest ▁employ er ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁is ▁local ▁and ▁central ▁Government . ▁The ▁two ▁main ▁government ▁employ ers ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁are ▁the ▁Royal ▁Mar ines ▁Base