‘Grocers’ Budget anger is understandable, but passing on the pain to consumers would be unforgivable’

Radojev, Hugh

The supermarkets have led an uncharacteristically brutal retail response to the recent Budget. While grocers have every right to feel aggrieved, Hugh Radojev writes, they’d do well to have a good hard think before passing costs onto their consumers

As the adage goes, be careful what you wish for.

In the run-up to the summer election, the noise coming out from many retailers about the prospect of a change in government from the Conservatives, the traditional party of big business, to Labour was surprisingly positive.

 

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