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By Chris Dorrell Retailers slashing prices on TVs to capitalise on the euros helped push shop price inflation to its lowest level since October 2021, new figures show. According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Nielsen, prices in the retail sector increased just 0.2 per cent in the year to June, down from 0.6 per cent in May. This was lower than many economists had expected. Non-food prices actually fell 1.0 per cent in the year to June, down from a 0.8 per cent annual fall in May. Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the BRC, noted that retailers had slashed prices on TVs to attract …

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