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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

Cedric Porter
Business Reporter
clock 鈥� 1 min read
Shoppers splashed out on food at Christmas

In the three weeks before Christmas shoppers spent 拢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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