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Russia's top food retailers will freeze prices on 20 "socially important" goods for two months, the Association of Retail Stores (AKORT) said on its website on Feb. 25. The list of 12 major chains that signed on to the initiative includes: Magnit, Auchan, Dixy, Lenta, O'Key, Billa, Globus, Metro Cash & Carry and the X5 Retail group, which owns the Perekryostok and Pyatyorochka brands.

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