King blames petrol prices for dip in spending

Petrol prices are hitting weekly spend

Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King said the consumer environment is the toughest it’s been in his 28-year retail career, and warned that rising petrol prices are “punching a hole in customers’ budgets”

 

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