Shopper spend on grocery promotions helps keep inflation down

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Grocery price inflation fell over the last month when shoppers snapped up promotions.

Grocery price inflation declined 1.6 percentage points to 14.9% in the four weeks to July 9, market monitor Kantar reported, as spending on promotions rose for the first time in two years to account for 25.2% of the market. Grocery sales increased 10.4% year on year during the period.

 

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