The prospect of food price inflation is a worrying new development
Echoes of previous crises are unavoidable, but this is no time to panic
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Booker scraps bulk of Premier promotions in favour of EDLP strategy
The wholesale giant told The Grocer the move was a reaction to customer feedback
Sainsbury’s asks suppliers for pricing talks after Aldi Price Match move
Sainsbury’s introduced its Aldi Price Match – a pledge to match the discounter on 250 lines – in mid-February
Sainsbury’s to drop 'Live Well for Less' slogan
The supermarket will swap out its decade-old ‘Live Well for Less’ strapline in the coming months
Morrisons launches major pork price promotion amid flooded European market
The move follows a collapse in demand for pork and tumbling farmgate prices
Sainsbury’s apes Tesco with launch of Aldi Price Match campaign
The supermarket has today launched Aldi Price Match, having reduced the price of around 250 staple grocery products
Shelf prices fall as supermarkets brush off import cost concerns
Supermarkets have avoided passing on any extra costs incurred from importing goods into the UK, The Grocer Price Index has suggested
Brits fear HFSS promotions ban will push up price of food
The survey by BritainThinks found 73% of shoppers said they usually or always purchased products that were on promotion
Aldi drops vegan Valentine’s Day deal prices to match Morrisons
Aldi dropped the price of two of the plant-based menu items
Morrisons undercuts Aldi with cheaper vegan Valentine’s Day dine-in deal
Morrisons’ deal will cost £15 and include a starter, main, two sides, dessert and a bottle of fizz for two
Nisa drives value for January with ‘Half Price or Better’ deals
The promotional event is in store now and lasts until 26 January
Co-op tells suppliers to absorb Brexit tariff increases on promoted stock
The warning has increased fears suppliers could end up carrying the can for Brexit price increases
Strong Roots revamps packaging but 'shrinkflates' its burger range
Its burger packs have shrunk from 375g to 300g but retained the same price
Shoppers start stockpiling for Brexit as a third fear price hikes
The finding comes from the latest Channel Pulse survey of consumer behaviour from Lumina Intelligence
Amazon booze sales boom thanks to prices 11% cheaper than Tesco and Asda
Analysis of alcohol sales data between July and October on Amazon shows a 121% increase compared with the same period last year
Holland & Barrett sets out stall to eliminate food waste
The health food retailer is aiming to sell around 370,000 items each year with expired best before dates
Sainsbury’s incentivises SmartShop usage with Nectar points reward
It will reward shoppers with five times their normal Nectar points
Sainsbury’s doubles Nectar points value to boost pre-Christmas sales
The supermarket is incentivising customers to get their Christmas shopping done early
Waitrose continues price cuts with reduced own label lines
Waitrose has cut the price on more than 200 own label lines by an average of around 15%
Asda invests £6m into lowering free-from essentials prices
Prices have been reduced by as much as 78% across a range of free-from staples
Waitrose next to reduce prices with round of branded cuts
Its Priced to the Pound promotion rounds the prices of branded items down to the nearest pound