All Cost of living crisis articles – Page 7
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Comment and OpinionWhat’s driving your product and pricing decisions?
As we enter the new year, the UK economy is still in the grip of uncertainty, say Julie Neal, director, and Sabine Sayer, managing consultant, at management consultancy, Vendigital
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NewsSuperdrug cuts price of 150 own brand lines by up to 50%
The reduced lines had been curated to cater for ‘everyday shopping’, according to Superdrug own brand director Jamie Archer
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NewsCity snapshot: ‘Whopper’ Christmas for supermarkets as Brits spend a record £13.7bn over the festive period
Supermarkets enjoyed the busiest Christmas since before the pandemic as a record £13.7bn passed through their tills over the crucial December trading period, according to data released this morning
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NewsMorrisons announces £15m price cuts across 200 products
An average of 20% cuts are being introduced for cupboard essentials and breakfast options, as well as healthier products to fit with new year diets
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NewsFamilies face choice between food and Christmas presents, survey shows
The survey of food hub users showed families are ‘struggling to afford the food they need’, The Food Foundation said
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NewsWaitrose to distribute food parcels to care leavers over Christmas
It’s a repeat of an initiative last year, in conjunction with The Gold From The Stone, a foundation founded by the author Lemn Sissay
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NewsUK retail workers ‘worse off’ than European peers this Christmas
Nearly half of UK workers had to work more hours in 2023 compared with previous years due to the cost of living crisis
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NewsCity snapshot: General Mills lowers expectations and warns of slower volume recovery
US consumer packaged goods giant General Mills has downgraded expectations for 2024 as steep price hikes depressed shopper demand.
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Comment and OpinionHow consumers shopped food and drink in 2023
Own label and treat categories have been winners of the past year, says Rachel White, NIQ MD UK & Ireland
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NewsSainsbury’s ‘doubles’ value products in c-stores
The lineup of products stocked by major supermarkets in their convenience stories has come under increased scrutiny during the cost of living crisis
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NewsAsda opens more than 80 convenience stores in December
The conversions of its recent acquisition of Co-op and EG UK sites, alongside the opening of eight standalone Asda Express stores, brings the total number of Asda Express sites to 229 nationwide
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Analysis and FeaturesFace off: Top Products Survey 2023 pits brands vs own-label
It’s no longer a battle of the brands. The bigger battle, after two years of inflation, is between brands and own label. Who’s winning?
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Analysis and FeaturesHot beverages 2023: Cost of living boosts own label instant coffee
For an affordable and convenient caffeine hit, more shoppers are turning to instant coffee
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NewsAmazon threatens delists unless suppliers meet ‘profitability’ lump sum demands
The Grocer has seen evidence of demands for one-off payments as well as large cost price reductions to UK companies
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NewsApple growers on a 'knife edge' due to high production costs and low returns
Over the past two years, British apple growers faced a 30% increase in the cost of production and received just an 8% rise in returns from the supermarkets
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NewsCustomers remaining ‘loyal’ to supermarkets despite economic pressures, study shows
Customers have not switched between grocers in the numbers that could be expected during a period of high food inflation, Dunnhumby data suggests
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NewsM&S surplus food donations hit 70 million meal mark
This year has seen the retailer donate surplus food from stores equivalent to 13 million meals, the highest figure to date
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NewsNext government should set food production targets, NFU urges
The majority of shoppers backed targets to boost food security, revealed the NFU’s ‘manifesto’ for the next government
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NewsFigures reveal scale of food surplus operation over Christmas
Surplus food redistributor Company Shop said it expected to handle a minimum of 12,000 tonnes of food across the festive and new year period
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NewsIceland hails impact of microloans scheme ahead of Christmas
Iceland executive chairman Richard Walker revealed the figures in a satirical video posted to X, formerly Twitter