All Inflation articles
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NewsTurkey prices soar as retailers ‘rein in’ loss leaders
According to analysis by The Grocer using Assosia data, more than half of all frozen turkey lines in supermarkets are outpacing general inflation, while preorders of fresh turkeys are seeing double-digit price hikes
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NewsFood prices fall at fastest rate in five years, says BRC
Confectionery was a key driver as tumbling global sugar prices helped lower manufacturing costs
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NewsChristmas dinner spend to fall for first time in three years
VoucherCodes forecasts that consumers will spend a total of £8.36bn on food & drink over the six-week Christmas period
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NewsNFU alarm as rising energy prices continue to hit farmers
The NFU said the cost of energy and standing charges on non-domestic electricity bills was adding ‘huge inflationary pressures in the supply chain’
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NewsRetail sales volumes hit highest level since 2022
Retail sales volumes have hit their highest level since 2022, driven by strong performance from clothing and online retailers
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NewsMajor retail sales events drive bump to consumer confidence
Major retail sales events have helped drive a bump in consumer confidence, according to October 2025’s GfK-NIM Consumer Confidence Barometer
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NewsFood poverty report calls for a ‘junk food’ tax to subsidise healthy diets
The proposal comes in a report today by the Food Foundation, which finds one in seven households with children are struggling to afford food
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NewsGousto takes aim at supermarkets as recipe kit provider returns to double-digit growth
Gousto has returned to ‘market-beating’ growth in the first half of 2025 as the recipe kit business continued to build on positive trading momentum experienced in the back end of last year
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NewsFood inflation falls to 4.5% in August but CPI holds firm
Food inflation fell to 4.5% in the 12 months to September 2025, despite overall consumer price rises holding steady on August’s levels at 4.1%
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NewsProfit warnings surge for under-pressure retailers
Profit warnings have surged in the third quarter as cautious consumers put retailers under ‘immense pressure’ heading into the crucial Christmas trading period
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NewsBeef prices set to continue to rise until the new year, industry warns
According to latest data from levy board AHDB, beef prices continued to rise by 17% year-on-year with volume sales dropping by 8.3%
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NewsSupermarket volumes decline on shopper caution ahead of Christmas
Total till sales at UK grocers increased 4.1% in the four weeks to 4 October, the same level as the previous month, NIQ reported
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NewsOnline food shop returns to Covid-era popularity
Online now has its highest market share since March 2022
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NewsBrits cut spending ahead of November budget
Two reports out Tuesday suggest shoppers are growing more cautious
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Comment & OpinionStop fighting EPR: the obvious solution is reuse
EPR is having exactly the effect it should, says Catherine Conway of UnPackaged
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Promotional FeaturesWhy grocery’s one-stop shop evolution matters now more than ever
Repositioning supermarkets as multi-service hubs creates convenience and boosts footfall. With tighter household budgets, find out which services are offering a compelling reason to visit and sparking impulse buys that might otherwise be missed.
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NewsCoco Chocolatier snaps up Seed & Bean’s IP for undisclosed sum
Seed & Bean was founded by Stephen Rudkin in 2005
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NewsAsda announces ‘bay by bay’ reset at supplier conference
Around 600 suppliers attended Asda’s conference in Leeds on Tuesday
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NewsSuppliers face forecasting ‘nightmare’ as supermarket behaviour retrenches
A survey by the Groceries Code Adjudicator found poor supermarket forecasting behaviour had become ‘more entrenched’ despite the growth of new supplier portals
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NewsKerrygold slashes butter block size by 20% to 200g
The Irish dairy brand has phased in a smaller pack size across the major retailers since the start of September