All Economy articles – Page 55
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NewsDiscounter growth falls to lowest level for five years
Growth at Aldi and Lidl has slowed to the lowest level since the end of 2011 as Tesco and Morrisons have started to make steady recoveries, according to Nielsen retail performance data.
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Analysis & FeaturesInflationary pressures build but deflation still persists
This week the media’s inflationary focus has turned to Birds Eye fish fingers, Walkers Crisps, and smaller Toblerones…
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Analysis & FeaturesDonald Trump elected US president: what are the implications for food & drink?
We round up industry and City views on trade relations, the impact on sterling and inflation
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NewsAldi makes debut in dine in for two battle
Aldi looks set to open another front in the price war by moving into the dine in for two market
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NewsShoppers still prefer high street for valuable purchases
A report by Barclays also showed a growing demand for high street shops to adapt to modern technology
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NewsCity snapshot: Supermarket savings boost eating out in the UK
UK consumers are eating out more and making use of growing delivery options as they save on their weekly food shop, new research has found
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Analysis & FeaturesRising inflation has curbed spending power, reports Asda
The latest figures from the Asda Income Tracker show annual spending growth dropped to under £10
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NewsCity snapshot: UK high street sees largest shop decline since 2012
A rate of 15 stores a day closed on Great Britain’s high streets in the first six months of the year, according to PwC/the Local Data Company. Plus all the rest of the latest news from the City
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Comment & OpinionInflation: that's the BIG DEBATE in grocery
The big debate is inflation. Not whether there will be inflation, but when, how much and where
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NewsFood and drink export 'action plan' to boost economy
Demand around the world for British brands will help boost food and drink exports by £2.9bn, Andrea Leadsom has claimed
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NewsCity snapshot: Tesco leads the big four as grocery sales rise
Tesco experienced its best year-on-year sales figures for over three years, according to Nielsen market share data released today
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NewsCity snapshot: Consumer confidence surges to five-year high
UK consumers have shrugged off post-referendum pessimism, with confidence rising to a five-year high. Plus all the rest of this morning’s news from the City …
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Analysis & FeaturesTrading disputes: the price of Brexit Britain
As The Grocer revealed earlier this week, fmcg giant Unilever stopped deliveries to Tesco
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NewsSoaring British wheat prices spark Brexit food inflation fears
Prices are up across all grades of British wheat, with UK feed wheat futures rising 14% to £131.50/tonne since the Brexit
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NewsHigher supermarket prices 'inevitable', warns BRC chairman
Baker said UK’s retailers were “famous for their ability to manage cost increases without passing them on to customers”
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NewsCity Snaphot: BRC/KPMG record best quarter for food retail since 2013
Total food sales rose 1.6% in the three months to 1 October, according to the September BRC/KPMG Retail Sales Monitor …
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NewsEU workers 'deserve certainty' says BRC's Helen Dickinson
Dickinson said the BRC was campaigning for a “fair deal for EU colleagues”
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NewsCity Snapshot: BRC warns on impact of Brexit import tariffs
The chairman of the British Retail Consortium has written to the government stressing the organisations concerns over post-Brexit import tariffs …
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NewsFood deflation reaches record low in September
Rate of deflation appears to be accelerating – rising from 1.1% in August to 1.3% in September
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NewsCity snapshot: Consumer confidence rebounds as Brexit fears ease
Consumer confidence has bounced back to pre-Brexit levels following a dramatic collapse in confidence after the UK voted to leave the EU. Plus, Premier Foods chairman David Beever steps down, updates from Gusbourne and Zambeef and all the rest of today’s news in the City.