All Inflation articles – Page 54
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Comment & OpinionShoppers will be paying attention to Asda’s prices, not the colour of its value-tier packaging
As the cost of living crisis intensifies – and warnings of £4k energy bills hit the headlines – the mults are upping their focus on value
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NewsTesco quietly cuts own label value tier by 100 lines over three years
The lineup included 316 products on 4 August, compared with 339 a year earlier and 422 in 2019, according to exclusive Assosia data
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy – and where – supermarkets are making range cuts
Inflation is pushing the major mults to reduce their ranges. Exclusive data for The Grocer reveals where the axe is falling most heavily
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Grocer 33Asda is cheapest as shopping list inflation hits 20%
The scale of the cost of living crisis was laid bare in our mystery shop
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NewsTesco strips out manned checkouts in larger store layout overhaul
Experts said the move meant Tesco was able to re-purpose floor areas left by the removed checkouts and save on staff costs
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NewsMars petfood prices surge in supermarkets amid Tesco dispute
The price of Chappie Adult Wet Dog Food Tins Favourites in Loaf 24x412g rose from £15.49 to £21 in Asda – a 35.6% increase
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Comment & OpinionWhy aren’t supermarkets’ free meals for kids nutritionally fit for purpose?
Many participating supermarkets’ items are packed with ultra-processed meat products, says Will Breakey of Dr Will’s
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Comment & OpinionWhat does the Truss red tape ‘bonfire’ mean for the food industry?
HFSS rules might be on the pile, but a new database could represent one of the biggest pieces of industry regulation yet
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NewsNomad Foods volumes fall as consumers buy less at higher prices
Birds Eye owner Nomad Foods has cut its earnings expectations after shoppers bought less of its frozen products as prices climbed.
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NewsShoppers opting for low-risk promotions amid cost of living crisis
More people now find the chance to win supermarket vouchers appealing (86%) than they did last year (84%
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Comment & OpinionHow retailers can manage power to prevent the sting of energy surge pricing
Surge pricing is a punishing and unwelcome extra cost – but there are ways around it, says Adrian Turner of Accruent
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NewsAsda defends Just Essential range over food poverty ‘stigma’ claims
The Sun newspaper quoted one shopper as saying the products scream “we are poor”
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NewsGousto trials meal kits in place of emergency food bank parcels
The pilot trial with Hammersmith and Fulham Foodbank is taking place over 12 weeks
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NewsFishing fuel prices leading to labour concerns and supply issues, warns industry
Seafish, the industry body for seafood, has said fuel prices are now higher than its predicted worst-case scenario
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NewsAldi donating 80,000 baby products to help parents on low incomes
A YouGov survey for Aldi found 77% of new parents across the UK were worried about the cost of essential baby products
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Comment & OpinionThe role of the GCA isn’t in doubt. But the code is up for debate
Buyers will be able to work around the GCA’s list of ’golden rules’ on cost price increases, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Store Cupboard & World Foods
Food inflation, the cost of living crisis and hybrid working are continuing to spur consumers to retain at-home cooking habits developed during the pandemic lockdown – and their tastes are increasingly adventurous.
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Comment & OpinionBeyond Meat and Oatly could prove casualties of the cost of living crisis
Both brands are struggling to convert cash-strapped shoppers away from cheaper meat or dairy equivalents
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NewsOver 40,000 pensioners to be offered £30 Iceland vouchers
Over £1m of funding for the initiative has been provided by pension insurance specialist Rothesay, through its Rothesay Foundation arm
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NewsBeyond Meat to axe 4% of global workforce as losses balloon and sales forecasts are cut back
Beyond Meat has lowered its sales expectations for the year, posted a wider than expected loss for the second quarter and revealed plans to cut 4% of its global workforce