All Inflation articles – Page 99
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Comment & OpinionRetailer delay tactics on cost price increases are crippling for smaller suppliers
Needless and complex delay tactics by retailers mean necessary CPI processes grind to a halt, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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NewsTreasury warned of £185m VAT threat to deposit return schemes
The UK’s first deposit return scheme is due to go live in Scotland in August 2023
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NewsCity snapshot: THG denies supplier stock restrictions as share price plunges
THG has this morning denied media reports that key beauty suppliers are restricting stock over concerns around discounting, as market concerns again hit its share price. Plus trading updates from Coca-Cola HBC and McBride.
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NewsAsda strike looms as warehouse staff reject pay offer
Asda offered base rate increases to warehouse and clerical staff ranging from 4.98% to 6.10% and 6.49% to 7.53% for transport staff
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NewsIceland to use milk bottles to encourage families to apply for Healthy Start vouchers
The supermarket will ask shoppers “Could you get this milk for free?” on 81 million bottles
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NewsHMRC acknowledges confusion over new customs form requirements
Filippo Berio has reported delays to olive oil shipments from Italy due to the confusion
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Category ReportCan heated tobacco catch fire? tobacco & accessories category report 2022
Big Tobacco hopes heat-not-burn tech will be part of our ‘smoke-free’ future. But is it anything more than hot air?
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NewsCity Snapshot: Profits decline at Finsbury Food Group despite record sales as inflation hits
Pre-tax profits fell 9.2% to £11.9m in the six months to 25 December, with operating profits in the UK side of the business down 27% to £4.7m as it managed labour shortages and supply chain disruption.
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Comment & OpinionHow grocery loyalty schemes are evolving in 2022
Retailers are building out stronger, more personalised loyalty schemes to keep loyal shoppers happy, says Eagle Eye CEO Tim Mason
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Comment & OpinionBig 30’s historic losses last year only tell half the story
Last year was the most challenging for the UK’s grocery wholesalers since the Second World War
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Comment & OpinionA Cow’s Life: Panorama documentary shines a light on the cost of dairy
This week’s Panorama investigation into the dairy sector was never likely to evoke bucolic visions of happy cattle chewing the cud
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NewsTrewithen Dairy reports sales growth of 8% in latest results
The company, which supplies a range of Cornish dairy products, generated pre-tax profits of £1.6m in the 12 months to 30 April 2021
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Grocer 33Asda wins Grocer 33 again as retailers keep a lid on inflation
Basket showed very little inflation with Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s all offering more price decreases than increases
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Analysis & FeaturesWill MyWaitrose loyalty card reboot win back sceptics after axing all the free stuff?
The scheme is getting more personalised. Is that what shoppers want?
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NewsMedia Bites 18 February: Nestlé, Reckitt Benckiser, Ocado
The papers take a closer look at full-year results for Nestlé and Reckitt Benckiser.
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Analysis & Features2022’s Big 30: the inflation battle facing Britain’s biggest wholesalers
Wholesalers have battled the challenges of Covid and Brexit with aplomb. But they now find themselves in the eye of another storm with rampant inflation… and patchy availability
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Comment & OpinionIn an age of inflation, booze brands must be careful in communicating price hikes
Taxation changes, the growth of low & no and booming sales figures mean drinkers will be especially sensitive to change
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NewsGrowUp Farms secures £100m in funding for vertical farm in Kent
The investment will deliver a new low-carbon farm to bring fresher, longer-lasting salads to supermarket shelves year-round, the business said
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NewsRetailers having to pause delivery services to counteract inflationary pressures
ACS says retailers are looking ”down the barrel” at rising energy costs and staff wages
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NewsMorrisons gives out fuel vouchers amid soaring prices at the pumps
From today until Sunday 27 February customers spending £40 will get a voucher worth 7p off a litre of fuel