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Welsh retail bodies ask customers to extend Christmas spirit to shop staff

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The Welsh Retail Consortium (WRC) and trade union Usdaw are urging the public to be kinder to shop workers this Christmas. The plea comes as abuse and violence towards those in customer service continues to climb, with a recent Usdaw (Union of shop, distributive and…

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