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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Zoe Wood Consumer affairs correspondent

Boots launches budget range as UK shoppers cut back in cost of living crisis

Exterior of a Boots store
Boots has frozen the cost of hundreds of products until at least the end of the year. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Boots has launched a new budget brand that includes toiletries such as shampoo, shower gel and toothpaste for under £1 as the deepening cost of living crisis leaves UK shoppers cutting back even on essential items.

The high street health and beauty chain said it had created the new “everyday” brand to make it easier for customers to find the lowest-priced toiletries on its shelves as living costs continue to rise.

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