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BRC urges government to mitigate retail industry costs amid inflation rise

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The latest CPI inflation figures show headline inflation rising to 3.0% and food inflation rising 1.3 percentage points to 3.3%. UK headline CPI inflation was higher than consensus forecasts of 2.8% and a significant rise from December’s reading of 2.5%. In monthly terms, CPI was…

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