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The coffee chain has struggled to generate sales growth as people cut spending
Thursday 19 Oct 2017 Author: Lisa-Marie Janes

As inflation continues to rise, investors will be keen to see if Whitbread (WTB) can boost sales at Costa Coffee when the company reports its interim results on 24 October.

Earlier this year, Whitbread revealed sales growth more than halved at Costa to 1.1% in the 13 weeks to 1 June as people cut down on discretionary spending, including their daily caffeine hit.

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