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French supermarkets call out food producers for "shrinkflation"

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French retail giant Carrefour has started putting stickers on products that have shrunk in size but cost the same or even more to warn customers against "shrinkflation" - ahead of new contract talks that are set to begin soon. This as the government is planning to temporarily lift a ban on retailers selling fuels at below-cost, to help households struggling to cope with stubbornly high inflation.

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