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Shoppers consider sustainability and health as well as cost, data shows

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Take-home sales at the grocers grew by 4.1% over the four weeks to 5 October versus last year, according to the latest figures from Worldpanel by Numerator. Like-for-like grocery price inflation rose to 5.2%, matching the level recorded in July. Fraser McKevitt, head of retail…

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