UK: Christmas food sales hit by trading down - figures
By Chris Mercer | 18 January 2013
Greater numbers of consumers traded down to cheaper food over the Christmas trading period, compared with the year before, show new figures from the Office of National Statistics.
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Greater numbers of consumers traded down to cheaper food over the Christmas trading period, compared with the year before, show new figures from the Office of National Statistics.
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