Editing Romsey (section)

===Present===
The town centre has had a large Waitrose supermarket since 1969,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://waitrosememorystore.org.uk/content/branches-3/branches-o-r/romsey-671/waitrose_romsey|title=Waitrose Romsey|date=22 February 2013|website=Waitrosememorystore.org.uk|language=en|access-date=20 August 2019}}</ref> along with an independent department store named [[Bradbeers]] and a range of other independent shops and high street chains. Romsey was described by ''[[The Guardian]]'' as 'resoundingly, timelessly English' in 2014, with the newspaper remarking on the town's representation of [[Bourgeoisie|bourgeois]] provincial life.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/nov/28/lets-move-to-romsey-hampshire|title=Let's move to Romsey, Hampshire|last=Dyckhoff|first=Tom|date=28 November 2014|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=20 August 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> It is popular among retirees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hampshire-life.co.uk/out-about/places/what-it-s-like-to-live-in-romsey-1-4868993|title=We find out what it's like to live in Romsey|last=Caulton|first=Emma|website=Hampshire-life.co.uk|date=11 March 2019|language=en|access-date=20 August 2019}}</ref>

Three [[industrial estate|industrial and trading estates]] focus mainly on [[service industry|service industries]] and small-scale manufacturing. Three scientific and high technology employers—[[Roke Manor Research]], [[Southampton Science Park]] and [[IBM]]—have establishments nearby.