All Inflation articles – Page 104
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NewsRetailers sticking to Fairtrade commitments despite supply chain woes
However, rising consumer inflation could force shoppers into hard choices
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Comment & OpinionOur faceless food chain too often exploits and ignores its workers
One of the challenges with long, nameless supply chains is that those out of sight are too often ignored and exploited, says Dan Crossley, executive director of the Food Ethics Council
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NewsMedia Bites 2 Feb: Tesco, CO2, Grocery market share
Another 1,600 jobs are being cut at Tesco as Britain’s biggest supermarket scrapped night shifts in 85 shops and almost 40 petrol station
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NewsCity Snapshot: Food price inflation continues to surge in January
Surging food prices have contributed to annual inflation in the retail sector almost doubling in January, according to the latest industry data.
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Comment & OpinionDefra must seize the opportunity to transform our food system for good
Government would be wrong to put the National Food Strategy on the backburner, says George Heler, founder of Eatlean and MD at Joseph Heler Cheese
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Comment & OpinionThe only surprise about Jack’s is that it didn’t close sooner
Aldi and Lidl are again growing strongly, and Tesco is keen to keep pace
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NewsCO2: deal struck with CF Industries to continue gas production
A previous agreement for the chemicals giant to continue production expired on 31 January
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Juices and Smoothies: 5 March
After the surprising turnaround of recent years, will juices and smoothies keep getting sweeter?
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NewsCity snapshot: UK grocery sales fall in January despite mounting inflation
Take-home grocery figures from Kantar show that supermarket sales fell by 3.8% over the 12 weeks to 23 January 2022, despite prices continuing to rise as inflation mounts
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NewsMedia Bites 1 February: Jack’s/Tesco, CO2, Co-op, Diageo
News of a major shake-up at Tesco makes the headlines this morning.
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Comment & OpinionWhy homeware is increasingly where the heart is for retailers
With money tight and home increasingly a haven for consumers, everyone from B&M to John Lewis has cottoned on
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy the convenience market is betting big on its future
A new wave of shoppers has brought a raft of extra money into the convenience sector. Now retailers are investing in their stores to upgrade them for the new age
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NewsFood & drink M&A enjoys bumper year in 2021 but inflation could hamper 2022
Deal activity in the UK hit the highest levels recorded for more than a decade in 2021. However, inflationary headwinds look set to hamper dealmaking this year
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NewsMedia Bites 31 Jan: Asda, Price rises, Ocado
Asda has suspended its drawn-out search for a chief executive, with one of the Issa brothers now heavily involved in the day-to-day running of the supermarket chain
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets are powerless to prevent food price inflation but there's a how and a where
Supermarkets have done an amazing job of keeping price inflation in check for 60 years. They can’t afford to lose their grip
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NewsInflationary pressure set to lead to an increase in restructuring activity in 2022, warns EY
Supply chain disruption and soaring inflation hit the retail and food & drink industries particularly hard in the latter part of 2021
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Category ReportTumbling toiletries: household & paper products category report 2022
Household products have struggled to match the highs of last year. So how can brands keep consumers engaged and carve out a USP?
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Jack Monroe right about food inflation hitting the poorest hardest?
Jack Monroe sparked a media storm last week by showing it is budget items facing some of the biggest price hikes. Is she right?
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Grocer 33Tesco Clubcard makes it cheaper than Asda again in latest Grocer 33
Asda is struggling to manage inflation as the gap versus rivals closes
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NewsRice prices on the rise as exports suffer from disruption to supply
There was ‘approximately 1.5 million tonnes of rice stuck at the ports, that India had planned to export this month’, said Mintec