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...businesses reporting an increase on year earlier. Despite a pick up in total retail volumes, business was rated only average for the time of year, and retailers are cautious about prospects for January. But the BRC's December poll, which includes post-Christmas sales, indicates that while total underlying volumes were robust, they were undermined in cash terms by aggressive discounting. The BRC notes that sales of vitamins and cough and cold remedies were weak, but analgesics, premium cosmetics...
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