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Retail news round-up: Deflation; people who lie on their CVs; multiple difficulties

Shop prices continued to fall in April, representing the deepest period of deflation since February last year, according to the BRC and Nielsen. There have now been five years of shop price deflation. Overall, there was a 1% decline last month, although non-food prices fell 2.2% compared to March when they were down by 1.9%.

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Retail news round-up: Beastly sales; rates rises hit stores; Amazon in top five

UK retail sales suffered their biggest quarterly fall in a year as the ‘Beast from the East’ kept shoppers away from the high street. Sales volumes fell 1.2% in March, compared with February. Sales of clothing, petrol and food all suffered, according to the Office for National Statistics. Fifteen major UK retailers or restaurant groups

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