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Food sales fall in October as other retail sectors increase slightly

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Sales from food stores fell by 1% in October, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) this morning. The fall contrasted with a small rise of 0.6% in overall retail sales, with increases in all the main sectors except food. The ONS said food store sales were now 4.1% below their …

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