UK: Supermarket promo deals "misleading"
By: Sam Webb | 5 December 2011
Promotional offers used by UK supermarkets are misleading and could even raise consumers' shopping bills, according to an investigation by the BBC.
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Promotional offers used by UK supermarkets are misleading and could even raise consumers' shopping bills, according to an investigation by the BBC.
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