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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Emma Gill

Asda in hot water with shoppers after hiking price of yellow Just Essentials range only weeks after launch

It's already been in the headlines after Asda was accused of 'embarrassing poorer families' with the new packaging of its Just Essentials range.

Some shoppers feel the bright yellow packaging stands out too much and gives 'poverty markers' to struggling customers.

But now the supermarket is in hot water again after hiking some of the prices just weeks after launching the range, which is a rebrand of the former Smart Price products.

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