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Convenience stores experience Easter growth driven by inflation, data shows

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In figures released today by specialist convenience insight agency Talysis, sales of Easter confectionery are up 4.2% year on year vs 2024, despite unit sales seeing a decline of 9.2%. The new figures reveal that inflation continues to prop up a declining Easter trade for…

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