Prices & promotions news and analysis – Page 4
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Poorest to suffer as cheapest food prices rise further and faster
The cost of supermarket value products has shot up by more than 20% in the past year
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Asda launches new £23m price cuts on more than 400 products
The supermarket said the investment was part of its continued support for families impacted by the cost of living crisis
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Olive oil prices rocket with Spain set to run out of supply before next season
Suppliers have warned of olive oil shortages for months
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Sainsbury’s relaunches Nectar points fruit & veg challenge
From 23 August to 10 October, the challenge returns to Sainsbury’s for the fourth year running
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Asda first to launch transparent fuel price checker
Asda’s move was described by the supermarket as “very much the first step” ahead of allowing “minute by minute” updates in the coming weeks
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Co-op takes price fight to convenience rivals with £70m investment
The Co-op has today extended its recent Member Prices initiative across almost 200 everyday grocery products
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2 Sisters firmly in the red amid supply chain woes
Turnover improvements were largely driven by inflation, said the business, which warned inflationary pressures had continued into 2023
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Analysis and Features
Will the CMA’s unit pricing review change anything?
The CMA’s latest review into unit pricing highlighted some long-running problems, but immediate change could be a long way off
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Will CMA category probe shed any more light on price tactics?
10 categories will face scrutiny as the watchdog extends its competition probe. But critics say its approach misunderstands the grocery model
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Aldi slashes prices of 10 fruit & veg lines to support shopper budgets
The likes of avocados, red peppers and unwaxed lemons are to have prices reduced by up to 36%
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PetrolPrices ‘optimistic’ it can win fuel-finding forecourt pricing scheme contract
PetrolPrices lists forecourts by price within a five-mile radius, which is generally updated every 24 hours
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Tesco demands suppliers make healthy products more affordable
The move comes as Tesco this week launched its biggest range review since Dave Lewis’s Project Reset
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Tesco pressures suppliers to drop prices in major range reset
Tesco told a conference last week it expected them to work in partnership to drive the market from “inflation to deflation” in its new Fit for Growth strategy
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Analysis and Features
Are supermarkets really profiteering on fuel? This is the data
The public seems unimpressed by supermarkets’ selling fuel at a higher margin – but they are keen to disprove allegations of ‘greedflation’
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What will the CMA’s ‘fuel finder’ mean for independent forecourts?
The new scheme is expected to make prices more competitive
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Sainsbury’s adds meat, fish and poultry to Nectar Prices
The loyalty discount scheme has been extended to 3,500 products since its launch in April
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Grocer Gold Awards 2023: Grocer 33 – price award
Asda is once again the cheapest – but is also hit hardest by inflation
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Asda and Morrisons become the latest retailers to cut milk prices
A four-pinter in the retailers is now 20p cheaper than at the turn of the year
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‘Crippling’ alcohol duty hike will hit consumers and brands hard
Another household budget bashing this summer as the government remains set to lift its three-year alcohol duty freeze
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Ocado boasts of ‘cheapest milk on the market’ after slashing prices
Milk is among more than 100 items to have been reduced in price, by an average of 10%