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"ref": "2007 July 23, Angela, “Food shopping: Weekly or Monthly?”, in Netmums, retrieved 2016-11-17",
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"ref": "2014 October 5, Katie Hope, “The death of the weekly supermarket shop”, in BBC News",
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"ref": "2016 May 4, Emma Reynolds, quoting Brian Walker, “Woolies’ woes promise cheaper prices for customers”, in new.com.au",
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"ref": "2016 October 27, Aaron Sims, quoting Rosalind Eastland, “Shoppers speak out against car park fines in Yate”, in Gloucestershire Gazette",
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"ref": "2016 November 8, “Amazon launches Certified Refurbished store selling cheaper electronics”, in BT.com, retrieved 2016-11-17",
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