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Tesco worker stays silent for three months and won't even speak to shoppers

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Tesco worker stays silent for three months and won't even speak to shoppers

Avid fund-raiser Lee Clark hasn’t spoken to anyone at work for almost three months now – but it’s not because he doesn’t get on with his colleagues. Tesco employee Lee works at a branch of the supermarket in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, and isn’t even speaking to customers. The usually “noisy and chatty” dad-of-five is part way … Read more

Shoppers hit by sharpest price rises since 2012 as cost of living soars

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Shoppers hit by sharpest price rises since 2012 as cost of living soars

Shoppers have been hit by the highest price rises in almost a decade as the cost of living soared over the past month, new data suggests. Annual shop price inflation jumped from 0.8% in December to 1.5% in January – the highest rate since 2012 – according to the latest BRC-NielsenIQ shop price index. In … Read more