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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Butler

Lidl warns of price rises and HMV of job cuts amid backlash over UK budget

Lidl Middle Aisle Non- food items for sale
Lidl’s middle aisle. The group opened only one new store in the UK last year. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian

Lidl has warned of potential price rises, with HMV predicting job cuts as a result of cost increases caused by the UK government’s budget.

Doug Putman, the owner of the British entertainment retailer HMV, said the budget was “bad news in general” and “most retailers would be on a pause” in their expansion plans as the cost of employing staff rose. “We won’t open, we will wait,” he said.

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