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Shoppers splashed out on food at Christmas

Consumers spent record amounts on food as inflation eased, but much of that spending was due to supermarket promotions

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Shoppers splashed out on food at Christmas

In the three weeks before Christmas shoppers spent £14.6 billion, according to data from market researcher NIQ. However, promotions were at their highest levels for three years at 27% of the total. Star...

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