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NewsM&S adds 22 veg staples to value range
All products in M&S’s Remarksable Value range are benchmarked to competitor prices
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Analysis & FeaturesAs inflation bites, why are budget food ranges disappearing?
With the cost of living squeezing shoppers ever harder, you’d expect value ranges to be expanding – but the opposite is true. What’s going on?
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Grocer 33Asda and Tesco stay clear of their supermarket rivals on price
Asda came in just 51p cheaper than Tesco across all 33 items.
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Category ReportThe rise of ‘affordable indulgence’
Deli is often associated with excitement and flavour, but it’s rarely known for coming cheap
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Comment & OpinionFood scare headlines mask the real ‘worst-case scenario’
Hysterical headlines aside, there has been a general sense of despair at the government’s handling of the crisis
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Comment & OpinionWhy surge pricing won’t be coming soon to a supermarket near you
Parts of the national press went into meltdown over the weekend as they latched onto electronic shelf labels as evidence of an impending consumer dystopia
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NewsLib Dems call for action on food prices in wake of ‘Trump’s idiotic war’
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey said the government needed to ‘take urgent action’ to protect consumers against a wave of food price rises heading their way in autumn
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Comment & OpinionDemands for more oil are crude. Renewable energy will protect our food system
Some commentators have advocated intensifying oil production to protect food supplies. This is profoundly misguided, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Princes’ price hikes open the doors to a flood of CPIs?
Last week, Princes informed retailers of a 5% price hike across its range. Other manufacturers will be watching closely how the move plays out
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Grocer 33Promotions carry Asda to cheapest basket this week
Asda offered eight multibuys and four price promotions on our basket
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Comment & OpinionLess chocolate, higher prices: how brands are managing the cocoa price squeeze
The challenge is that visible reformulation can quickly collide with brand equity says Patrick Young, MD at PRS In Vivo
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Comment & OpinionVolatile times will push food & drink CEOs to bold choices
The rules of fmcg have changed: the old business model is broken and will not be returning to pre-Covid norms, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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NewsBold Bean Co upsizes baked bean jars by almost 20% without price rise
Bold Bean Co has upped the size of its baked bean jars in response to shopper feedback
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Category ReportThe changing face of beauty and personal care: trends in 2026
Boots said shoppers ’are investing in trusted classics and luxury staples while experimenting with fleeting trends and affordable brands’
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Category ReportMore than half of men now shave their body hair
In the past year, value sales of men’s razor blades have grown 1.9%, or £4.9m. [Worldpanel]
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Category ReportRefillable & whole-body men’s deo goes from ‘niche to fixture essential’
With sales of men’s deodorants up 5.4% in value, Unilever recently unveiled Dove Men + Care Whole Body Deo
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Category ReportHow budget beauty brands are winning share
Savvy shoppers are no longer ashamed to buy budget items
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NewsMorrisons to cut the price of ‘thousands’ of spring staples throughout April
Morrisons CEO Rami Baitiéh previously promised that Morrisons was ‘prepared to protect’ customers throughout the year from rising inflation
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Comment & OpinionFood inflation: instead of berating industry, Rachel Reeves needs to help
Despite what you may have read, the price of Easter eggs is coming down