All Inflation articles – Page 125
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Analysis & FeaturesThe fastest-growing products and categories during the pandemic: Top Products 2020
Our list shows how grocery in 2020 has enjoyed some, quite literally, meaty sales
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NewsMedia Bites 17 December: Asda, Brexit, sherry
The Issa brothers have drafted in advisers to prepare a £1.2bn sale and leaseback of Asda’s distribution centres ahead of their £6.8bn takeover of the supermarket chain.
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NewsCity snapshot: Falling food prices push inflation back in November
A drop in food and non-alcoholic drinks prices as England went into a second lockdown has contributed to a significant fall in the UK inflation rate in November, according to official figures. Plus, British American Tobacco is ready to test its Covid vaccine on humans.
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NewsNo need for no deal panic-buying, retail chiefs warn shoppers
BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson said retailers were preparing for all outcomes and stockpiling extra products to ensure a continued supply of essentials
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NewsSupermarket prices move into deflation ahead of possible Brexit cost shocks
Supermarket prices have fallen back into deflation for the first time in over a year, just as the industry prepares for a potential price shock from the UK’s exit from the EU
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NewsSupermarket prices fall into deflation for first time fourteen months
Supermarket prices have fallen back into deflation for the first time in over a year ahead of EU exit
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NewsCity snapshot: Second lockdown boosts pre-Christmas grocery sales
Grocery sales spiked in November by 13.9% as eating and drinking out of home was restricted by the English national lockdown to boost the industry in the run-up to Christmas.
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NewsMedia Bites 2 Dec: Dairy inflation, Stockpiling, Shop prices
The head of the UK’s largest dairy farmers’ co-operative has warned that prices may rise sharply in the event of a “no-deal” Brexit
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NewsTesco repays £585m in business rates relief
Tesco has bowed to growing pressure to repay a huge business rates relief windfall from the government
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NewsRabobank warns of further commodity price hikes in 2021
Soy, corn and wheat prices are set to increase as poor weather and governmental stockpiling continue to put pressure on supplies
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NewsCity snapshot: Greencore raises £90m as coronavirus impact drives annual loss
Greencore has raised £90m in a share placement as the impact of the coronavirus outbreak led to a double-digit drop in annual sales and a pre-tax loss of more than £10m. Plus, on the busy morning, trading updates from Cranswick, Compass Group, Pets at Home and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 19 Nov: Coca-Cola/Schweppes, Inflation, Northern Ireland foods
Coca-Cola has quietly pulled the plug on its posh tonic as Schweppes 1783 has been scrapped
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NewsCity snapshot: Tesco Extra and Aldi store picked up for £63m by Supermarket Income REIT
Real estate investment firm Supermarket Income REIT has purchased a Tesco Extra shed and an Aldi store from British Land for £63m.
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Category ReportRed herrings: fish category report 2020
Brexit was sold as a golden opportunity for UK fishing. With still no deal in sight, has the industry been caught hook, line & sinker?
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NewsMedia Bites 20 August: Marstons/Carlsberg UK, Morrisons/Amazon, Diageo
The Competition and Markets Authority has begun an investigation into the proposed joint venture between brewers Marston’s and Carlsberg UK
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NewsHome Bargains warehouse staff given ‘inflation-busting’ pay rise
The raise puts the new basic rate at £10.10 an hour…
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NewsSugar tax should cover pre-mixed alcoholic drinks, claims Action on Sugar
The campaign group said today it believed the category was ‘unnecessarily high in hidden sugar and calories’
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NewsLidl staffing costs rise 7.4% after increase to in-store hourly rates
The discounter spent £5m on staffing costs in the year to 28 February 2019
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NewsMedia Bites 25 Nov: Unilever, M&S, chickens, Poultry
Unilever has said it is mulling a sale of its traditional tea business amid falling sales and changing consumer tastes.
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NewsLidl raises staff pay in £10m investment
The move makes the lowest Lidl pay rate 13% higher than the government-set national living wage