All Cost of living crisis articles – Page 73
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NewsCity Snapshot: Sainsbury’s investment in price to top £500m as cost of living surges
Sainsbury’s revealed its investment in keeping prices competitive during the cost of living crisis is set to top £500m.
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NewsFareShare urges return of government support as it dishes up four meals per second
FareShare said the government was now spending nothing on supporting food redistribution charities
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Analysis & FeaturesHow is the cost of living crisis affecting grocery shopping habits?
What impact are higher prices having on shopping habits? We analysed exclusive data from a Shopmium survey of over 2,000 UK consumers to find out
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NewsMedia Bites 27 May: Cost of living, Asda, Bodycare, Fever-Tree
The papers focus on Rishi Sunak’s new package of measures to help families with soaring energy bills in a major U-turn for the government.
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Comment & OpinionHow much profit should food companies make during a cost of living crisis?
No single measure will solve this crisis but we must shift food business models in a better direction, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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NewsMorrisons to delay introduction of HFSS multibuy ban to help cost of living
Tesco and Sainsbury’s have said they plan to stick to the original timeframe
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Comment & OpinionHygiene poverty is fast becoming a hidden crisis, but retailer initiatives can help
As prices rise, some shoppers may have no choice but to remove items from trolleys – and they’ll likely start with toiletries
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NewsShoplifting on the rise as mounting cost of living bites
Concerns are mounting over a major increase in shoplifting rates
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Comment & OpinionFood charities should ditch low-quality processed food and focus on fresh, home-cooked meals
Food banks hand out too many low-quality products – but some organisations are thinking up innovative ways to get wholesome meals to those who need it, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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NewsHFSS: government confirms multibuy ban and ad restrictions shelved
Restrictions banning HFSS ads on TV before 9pm and paid-for adverts online will also be paused for a year,
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NewsOcado funds The Felix Project as operations ramp up to tackle cost of living crisis
The Felix Project is expanding its Enfield warehouse in north London with financial help from partner Ocado Retail
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NewsCharities question supermarket profits after calls for windfall tax
Campaign group Sustain cited figures showing 57% of adults were in households with food insecurity
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NewsMultibuy ban to be scrapped as MPs act on cost of living crisis
The Grocer understands Tory MPs have coined a new catchphrase, ‘canning the banning’ as part of a move to reject what they regard as ‘nanny state’ health policies
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NewsMedia Bites 11 May: Philip Morris, Brexit checks, Cost of living
Philip Morris International has struck a $16bn deal to buy Swedish Match, as the tobacco company makes its biggest bet yet on the market for cigarette alternatives
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NewsIceland increases staff discount in latest move to ‘ease cost of living crisis’
‘We’re continuing to look for ways to help our customers and colleagues as the cost of living crisis continues to take hold,’ said Iceland MD Richard Walker
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NewsTesco chairman calls for windfall tax on energy firms to help cost of living crisis
Allan told the BBC Today programme Tesco customers were among those whose behaviour was showing the extent of the financial hardship
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NewsCity snapshot: Rising cost of living puts brakes on retail spending
The rising cost of living has “crushed” consumer confidence and put the brakes on consumer spending, according to the latest figures from the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor
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NewsMedia Bites 10 May: McColl’s/Morrisons, Cost of living, Philip Morris
The papers heavily feature the news that Morrisons has secured a rescue package for convenience chain McColl’s, beating off competition from EG Group
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NewsSoaring food prices causing ‘catastrophic’ rise in families unable to afford food
Food Foundation saw a 57% jump in families who said they had gone without food or could not access it compared to three months ago
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NewsMedia Bites 9 May: McColl’s, Cost of living, Lottery
Morrisons has tabled a last-gasp bid to wrest McColl’s Retail Group from the clutches of its Asda-owning rivals just hours before administrators are formally appointed to oversee its sale