All Product prices articles – Page 122
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NewsMore prices up than down before the Drop
As Tesco kicked off the fourth wave of its Price Drop campaign, an investigation by The Grocer has revealed that it has put up prices on three products for every two that it lowered in the past six weeks.
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Comment & Opinion
It's remarkable that Tesco's £40bn supertanker can turn so quickly and simply
Little details really do count in retail. And they can turn around the performance of a £40bn sales supertanker in a matter of weeks…
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NewsFairtrade Foundation rejects call for single rsp on bananas
The Fairtrade Foundation has rejected the idea of an across-the-board recommended retail price for Fairtrade bananas, claiming it would be open to legal challenge.
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NewsDrought set to spark new spike in food prices
Shoppers have been warned to expect a new wave of price rises on food, as areas of Britain face the prospect of their worst drought in decades.
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Budgens cranks up its Tesco price match war
Budgens stores are now price matching Tesco on 1000 branded products in the roll-out of the second phase of its lower price campaign.
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NewsShoppers miss out on a big choc drop
The biggest names in chocolate are still hoiking prices and shrinking the size of their bars - despite the falling cost of raw materials.
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Analysis & Features
Baby products static in price... unless they're brand-matched
The baby category has offered two contrasting tales over the past 12 months.
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NewsCases of cheap booze lure indies from C&Cs
Cash & carries missed out on vital Christmas alcohol sales as independent retailers stocked up on “hundreds of cases” of cheap supermarket booze at a time.
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Comment & Opinion
Food policy needs urgent rethink
If things weren’t tough enough for consumers in 2011, they also had to contend with being short-changed in terms of food policy.
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News
Jempson's cuts fruit and veg prices
Sussex-based independent retailer Jempson’s has slashed the price of its fruit and veg by 10% to help its customers eat more healthily.
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Analysis & Features
Christmas deals at an all-time high, but January still a record
January sales? The run-up to Christmas saw the number of promotions offered reach record levels, with more than 10,000 deals in the four weeks to 23 December.
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Analysis & FeaturesAfter the rise, could we see commodity prices now fall?
Commodity prices look to be heading in only one direction - upwards. But could they fall over the coming decade?
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News'Limited evidence' of Change4Life price cuts
Government claims about the cost of healthy foods have been called into question by an investigation by The Grocer.
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NewsVictorians paid 13 times more for food shop
Supermarket prices may have risen well above Mervyn King’s inflation-based target, but we’re still spending far less on food than 150 years ago.
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Analysis & FeaturesFood shop is 13 times cheaper than in 1862
Would you pay £234 for a bottle of gin or £149 for a pineapple? Elinor Zuke on how food prices have changed in 150 years.
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NewsFall in deal giveaways set to drive own label
The BBC’s Panorama programme this week highlighted just how important and complex supermarket promotions are.
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News
Rapeseed oil squeeze puts sunflower in the spotlight
Rapeseed oil supplies have slumped dramatically - pushing imports up and forcing manufacturers to look elsewhere. Mintec’s Jade Savage reports
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Analysis & Features
Brand matching continues to drive surge in promotions
Year-on-year, the number of deals offered by the supermarkets is up by nearly 20%, with Heinz and Kellogg’s more than doubling their deals.
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Comment & Opinion
Beware the price war that no one can win
The hearts and purses of consumers are being fought for on the battlefield of price. To what end?
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Analysis & Features
Seasonal cuts kick of - but they’re not as good as 2010
The Christmas trading season has brought the usual price cuts in the supermarkets, but the discounts are not as big as last year.