All Product Prices articles – Page 7
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KVI Tracker
Chocolate prices rise as cocoa is threatened by weather and disease
Both branded and own-label chocolate lines have experienced price hikes of up to 50%
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News
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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News
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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News
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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Comment and Opinion
Cracks are beginning to show in the global chocolate market
Seen as one of the most stable of staples categories, chocolate is now being impacted by a confluence of both supply side and demand factors, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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Comment and Opinion
Just as we thought food inflation was starting to ease…
A series of threats to global commodity markets are stoking renewed fears of price hikes
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Analysis and Features
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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Comment and Opinion
Suppliers should heed CMA’s hunt for cost of living villains
The supermarkets seem to have been the launchpad for further scrutiny in the sector, says Tom Smith, partner at Geradin Partners and former CMA legal director
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News
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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Comment and Opinion
CMA ‘profiteering’ findings expose its flawed understanding of supermarkets
The latest outcome shows the CMA’s criticism of fuel pricing was incorrect, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Category Report
How tighter budgets are reshaping home baking
Brits are abandoning their mixing bowls as surging ingredient prices make home baking costly. How is grocery responding?
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KVI Tracker
Few signs of food price deflation in this week’s KVI tracker
This week there were 24 price cuts, but they were balanced out by 34 price increases across the seven retailers
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News
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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News
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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Comment and Opinion
It’s no surprise soaring costs have sent vegan brands to the wall
Evidence shows growth in plant-based products has slumbered this year due to price increases, says Heck co-founder Jamie Keeble
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Comment and Opinion
Sainsbury’s Nectar Prices expansion is a strategy that works
Sainsbury’s has bolstered the number of products in its scheme to 3,500 – a huge sum for an initiative launched just this April
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Category Report
How babycare is raising its value game
As prices soar in the baby & toddler aisle, parents are trading down to own label and hunting for deals. What are retailers and brands doing to capitalise?
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Category Report
Is this the new organic era?
Despite cost of living pressures, retailers are honing their organic ranges – while Planet Organic is plotting a successful comeback
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News
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