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Shoppers could lose trust in convenience stores if retailers are tempted to charge inflated prices, warns top wholesaler

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Independent retailers risk undermining consumer confidence in convenience stores if they ditch price-marked packs (PMPs) for plain and then charge inflated prices to shoppers, warns one of the UK’s leading wholesalers. John Kinney, managing director at the Unitas Wholesale (pictured, left), told TalkingRetail.com that suppliers…

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