MAJOR high street stores were last night accused of turning their backs on Hampshire’s military heroes.

Thirteen shops in Southampton city centre refused to put up posters backing soldiers who will march past their front windows from 11.20am on Tuesday next week.

All claimed it would breach company policy.

Other stores originally refused but did an “about turn” when the Daily Echo contacted their head offices.

Three hundred squaddies from the 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment – known as The Tigers – will take part in the homecoming parade afer tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.

We asked local stores to promote the Hampshire Tigers’ homecoming parade through city, see today's Daily Echo to find out which stores refused to put up a poster.

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