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1 British drinkers bought ten million fewer bottles of wine in the run-up to Christmas after the government raised duty rates, contributing to higher inflation but a £400 million reduction in revenue
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1 British drinkers bought ten million fewer bottles of wine in the run-up to Christmas after the government raised duty rates, contributing to higher inflation but a £400 million reduction in revenue
The repeated dismissal of old-fashioned values has come back to bite the online apostles
Sparks-linked online grocery company Ocado has reported improved revenues driven by improvements in its retail and technology businesses.
Ocado said on Thursday that it swung back to an underlying profit in 2023 as its joint venture with M&S returned to profit.
Ocado, the British online supermarket and technology group, will most likely reach a negotiated settlement with retailer Marks & Spencer over a final payment for M&S's share of the Ocado Retail...