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Food sales drop in May to buck general retail trend

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Food store sales fell slightly in May despite an overall rise in wider retail volumes, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The ONS figures reported a fall in May of 0.4% in food volume sales and a similar fall of…

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