All Inflation articles
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NewsDisposable vape ban hits convenience footfall, as soft drinks and RTDs drive growth
Inflation and regulatory changes, including the disposable vape ban, have hit convenience particularly hard
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NewsSupermarket volume sales hit by budgeting shoppers
Total till sales at the UK mults increased 4.1% in the four weeks to 24 January, up from 3% in December, according to data released this morning by NIQ
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NewsAldi invested £22m in January price cuts
The price cuts span ‘hundreds of everyday products’, according to the discounter
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NewsGrocery inflation eases to lowest level in nine months
Despite the fall in inflation to 4% in the four weeks to 25 January 2026, shoppers continued to cut down on basket spend
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NewsConsumers still penny-pinching despite hopes for economy
Consumer confidence fell by 1.1 points in the final quarter of 2025 to –11.1%, reaching its lowest ebb in two years of reporting by Deloitte’s Consumer Tracker
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NewsInflation may dip as ONS adopts loyalty pricing data
The ONS will replace 25,000 monthly price points with 300 million from supermarket till data, capturing loyalty card discounts and actual prices paid rather than shelf prices for the first time
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NewsFarmers facing £810m hit from EU SPS deal crop chemical ‘alignment’
Farmers are calling for a ‘phased’ approach to rule alignment on crop protection, with many UK-approved herbicide products currently banned in the EU
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NewsAsda Income Tracker: six in 10 households feel worse off
Spending power for the lowest 20% of earners was down by 5% year on year in December, according to the latest monthly figures
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NewsFood inflation climbs further as ‘retailers grapple with costs’
Fresh food prices rose particularly sharply, according to the latest BRC-NIQ Shop Price Monitor
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NewsUK at ‘high risk’ from ecosystem collapse and biodiversity loss
The government report warned ecosystem degradation was ’occurring across all regions’, placing the UK’s self-sufficiency at risk
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NewsUeshima shrinks packs by a fifth amid ‘unprecedented’ coffee inflation
Despite being 20% smaller, the 200g packs retail at the same price as their predecessors
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NewsInflation rises once again as tobacco and transport costs bite
Inflation has risen for the first time in five months, hitting 3.4% in December, as transport, alongside alcohol and tobacco, pushed prices higher
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Comment & OpinionWithout question the new Defra team is on a mission
Emma Reynolds, Angela Eagle and Paul Kissack are breathing fresh life into Defra
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Comment & OpinionShrinkflation: eroding trust one Easter egg at a time
Relying on the uneasy hope that no one will notice shrinkflation is starting to feel as outdated as a 1kg tin of Quality Street
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NewsPressure on liquidity and profits to worsen in Europe in 2026
The European retail and consumer industry – which in Q4 completed a full year as the most distressed of all sectors – will face even more pressure on liquidity and profits this year
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NewsConsumers losing patience with shrinkflation, research finds
Three in five UK consumers consider shrinkflation ‘very unfair’ and want retailers to flag when brands reduce pack sizes, according to new research by Capgemini
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NewsChristmas retail sales ‘drab’ as growth slowed, says BRC
Total retail sales slowed for the fourth consecutive month in December, while volume growth was weak in food
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NewsGraham’s and Rodda’s grow sales but margins squeezed
Margins were squeezed at both family-owned businesses in the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a £1.9m fall in operating profits at Graham’s to £2.6m and a dip from £1.8m to £806k at Rodda’s
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Analysis & Features2026 agrifood commodities outlook: how will Trump chaos impact on trade?
While 2025 was a generally stable year for agrifood commodities, the risk of geopolitical and regulatory chaos looms large in 2026
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NewsModern Milkman slashes operating losses for second year in a row
The DTC business has cut its operating loss by 42% to £6m compared to £10.5m in 2023, as part of a continuation of the group’s profitability improvement plan