Retailers are facing mounting pressures from the government's Budget and the cost of Christmas dinner will £50 for families.
Once the impact of the national insurance increases are felt from April then the impact will be greater, and the costs will inevitably get passed on to the consumer.
The rise in national insurance and the stark lowering of the threshold caught us all off guard and put a heavy burden on business.
These figures are worrying because they show shops are beginning to feel upward pressure and this is even before the Budget measures kick in.
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