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  "id": 14889923,
  "title": "Multiple markups, stock-outs raise costs for Nigeria’s informal retailers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/multiple-markups-stock-outs-raise-costs-for-nigerias-informal",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-16T05:59:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
    "slug": "businessday-nigeria",
    "url": "https://businessday.ng/technology/article/multiple-markups-stock-outs-raise-costs-for-nigerias-informal-retailers/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nigeria’s informal retailers are grappling with fragmented supply chains, unpredictable wholesale prices and frequent stock-outs as digital distribution startup City",
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        "outlet": "Nairametrics",
        "title": "CPPE warns rising energy costs could reverse Nigeria’s disinflation gains",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/cppe-warns-rising-energy-costs-could-reverse-nigerias-disinflation",
        "published": "2026-10-16T07:34:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}