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Top-up shopping prospering, says report

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Top-up visits to convenience stores have become more frequent as the single big weekly shop declines, suggests a new report. The finding in the Beyond Spend report for the first quarter of 2026 found that the change in shopping habits is how shoppers are adapting…

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