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Grocery employees; The missing link for a dream Christmas for retailer and consumer?

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By Sebastien Sepierre, managing director, EMEA at Fourth Christmas 2022 is expected to be a difficult time for grocers. Retail sales in November were already much lower than usual, signalling that the cascading effects of a recession have put additional pressure on retailers at the most crucial time of year. Unfortunately for grocery businesses, poor …

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