Prices & promotions news and analysis – Page 9
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Waitrose rolls out new ‘ways to spend less’ campaign
The supermarket has introduced a new arrow tag highlighting offers both in store and online, including its £15 pizza meal deal
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Festive bakery treats rise in price by up to a third in 2022
A raft of branded and own-label mince pies, Christmas cake, stollen, yule logs and panettone are more expensive in the supermarkets than they were in 2021
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Asda trumps Tesco with all-frozen Christmas dinner for just £22
Tesco was first to introduce a bargain Christmas dinner meal deal, at £25, but Asda has ratcheted up the battle
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Egg prices up 50% but shortages loom due to tight supply
It comes as some retailers were this week reportedly considering egg rationing and importing from Poland due to shortfalls
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Frozen turkey prices soar by as much as a third due to bird flu
Exclusive analysis of Assosia data by The Grocer shows prices have rocketed in the major mults versus the same time last year
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Dine-in deals compared: Supermarkets attempt to rival restaurants
Supermarkets are pushing an array of dine-in-for-two meal deals
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Asda hikes price four pints of milk to £1.65
The price hike was one of a wave of increases across the mults during October
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M&S Food extends price lock commitment until next year
The retailer is locking the prices of over 100 “customer favourites” until the end of January 2023
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Aldi price match campaigns under pressure as inflation pushes up fruit & veg prices
From 1 September to 18 October, 22 out of 45 of the fresh produce items featured in Sainsbury’s Aldi Price Match campaign have risen in price
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Price of cheapest groceries soars 17% in a year
The data showed that low-cost everyday grocery items have become more expensive at a greater rate than the overall rate of inflation for food and drink
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Waitrose’s plan to avoid bleeding sales during the cost of living crisis
Britain’s poshest supermarket is losing sales. What new tricks does it have up its sleeve? And will they be enough as shoppers trade down?
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How are HFSS promotions evolving? And is the multibuy even still relevant?
After the government pushed back the ban on multibuy promotions on HFSS products to next October, Tesco was the first to say it would go ahead and stop them entirely this year anyway
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Should the Adjudicator be allowed to police retailer-supplier relations?
Suppliers have told the GCA of being ‘ghosted’ over CPI requests
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Amazon Fresh stores cut prices on 200 lines
More than 200 products – both branded and from Amazon’s own-label ranges – have been reduced in price, in some cases by up to 20%
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Nisa invests £5m into Co-op own-label pricing
The move marks the first major strategy initiative be be announced by new MD Peter Batt
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Morrisons announces price cuts across 150 popular food and drink products
Morrisons said the 150 products featured in the initiative made up nearly 6% of its total volume sales
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Can the frozen food sector stay competitive in the cost of living crisis?
Opportunities lie in pricing and restaurant-style lines, experts say
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Posh butters and squeezable udders: how to add value in dairy
Against a backdrop of soaring prices, The Grocer charged five creative agencies with pitching dairy products Brits would be happy to pay more for
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Alpro bears brunt of price hikes across dairy alternatives
Some key dairy alternative lines have seen price increases of almost a fifth since August
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Waitrose launches major brand refresh pushing quality and sourcing credentials
Last week Waitrose reported in the six months to July, customer numbers increased by 6%, but its like-for-like sales fell by 5% to £3.6bn