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Retail industry responds to chancellor’s Spring Statement

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Retail industry bodies have reacted to the chancellor’s Spring Statement, with thoughts on what impact, if any, it will have on the sector following measures set out in the Autumn Budget. The Association of Convenience Stores warned that the impact of the government’s tax increases…

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