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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Kalyeena Makortoff and Sarah Butler

Hotel Chocolat to axe discounts for Christmas as profits melt away

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Hotel Chocolat said shoppers would still spend their stretched budgets on ‘affordable luxuries’, including its Christmas gifts priced between £2.50 and £8.50. Photograph: David Kilpatrick/Alamy

Hotel Chocolat has said it will be cutting back on discounts in the lead-up to the Christmas holiday season and is ditching its beauty brand after swinging to an annual loss, but assured it was still on track for its busiest December yet.

The premium chocolate maker said it was planning for “reduced levels of discounting” and would sell more full-priced products, as it aimed for sales that focus on “quality over quantity” this month.

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