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UK Shoppers Stock Up on Emergency Tins and Water After Government Advice

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Sales of bottled water rose 67% after the government's Be Ready campaign launched.

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Tinned goods sales increased by 37%, though typical purchase sizes remained stable.

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Grocery inflation edged up to 2.6% in the four weeks to November 1.

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Lidl overtook Morrisons to become Britain's fifth-largest supermarket.

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