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By Laura McGuire Shoppers have benefited from retailers cutting prices to reignite consumer demand, according to new figures, in a further sign of inflation cooling. The rate at which shop prices rise has fallen back in line with “normal levels” over the four weeks to May, a study by theBritish Retail Consortium (BRC) has found. Shop price annual inflation eased to 0.6 per cent in May, down from 0.8 per cent in April. BRC said this is below the three month average rate of 0.9 per cent and annual growth is its lowest since November 2021. Food inflation decelerated to 3.2 per cent in May, down f…

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