All Product prices articles – Page 123
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NewsUK cucumber prices fall by 30% as E.coli triggers supply glut
British cucumber and salad growers were this week bracing themselves for plummeting prices as the devastating E.coli outbreak in Germany threatened to swamp the market with cheap EU produce and hit shopper confidence.
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Analysis & Features
Sainsbury’s in promo lead as focus shifts to own label
Only Sainsbury’s and Asda have increased promotional spending year-on-year as activity shifts from brands to own label.
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NewsWheat prices to soar as drought deepens
The food industry is on red alert again over wheat - and this time it's wheat used in food, rather than feed, that's most at risk.
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NewsRain in Spain falls and UK tomato prices soar
British fruit and veg growers may be having a hard time dealing with the recent unusually warm and dry weather, but it's the opposite problem for growers in Spain, where unseasonably heavy rainfalls are threatening this year's tomato crop.
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Analysis & Features
Big products, fewer deals as promos face Royal squeeze
Easter’s hot weather and the Royal Wedding impinged on promotional space in April, but the savings offered have been better.
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Analysis & Features
Prices up 3% as promotions keep inflation costs in check
This week’s GPI shows that, thanks to record levels of promotions, food price inflation is less dramatic than was feared.
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Analysis & Features
Sainsbury’s quietly takes the lead in promo activity
While Price Guarantees continue to be the focus of the big two, Sainsbury’s has gradually stepped up promotions.
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NewsTesco’s Price Check becomes ‘just the difference’
Tesco has cut back its promise to refund double the difference on products bought for less at Asda. The retailer will now refund only the difference, having claimed shoppers were misusing the promotion in a bid to make money.
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Analysis & Features
Snacks are biting back with a crunch on British pockets
Price hikes on raw materials mean shoppers may soon have to pay more for their snacking habits. Mintec’s Robert Miles reports
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NewsFood inflation eases as high street suffers ‘worst month in 15 years’
Food retailers have continued to keep a lid on inflation, official figures show, as the high street suffered its worst month in 15 years. The Consumer Price Index fell from 4.4% in February to 4% last month – with food prices down 1.5% month-on-month, according to the Office of National ...
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Analysis & Features
Promo Dynamic: Cracking Easter egg offers hit shelves earlier than ever
Brands are doing their best to make the shopping seasons longer, while bogof is making its mark – especially at Tesco. Vince Bamford reports
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Analysis & Features
Party is over, but what’s the damage to Tesco from Double the Difference?
As consumers fume amid a press furore, was Double the Difference just embarrassing for Tesco or does it reveal deeper problems?
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NewsInflation locked down by the Asda-Tesco price war
Food price inflation is all we seem to read about these days, but latest figures from The Grocer Price Index prove that competition between the rival supermarkets is keeping a lid on the cost of a weekly shop.
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Analysis & Features
Asda is the most successful at keeping inflation in check
The latest Grocer Price Index figures show Asda keeping its prices at the same level as a year ago. Not so at the other big multiples.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat effect will Japanese crisis have on tuna prices?
Uncertainty reigns in tuna, as Japan cuts back on bluefin imports. But the humanitarian crisis might also trigger more demand, reports Julia Glotz
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NewsFruit and veg now ‘too costly’ for the hard up
High fruit and vegetable prices have started to take their toll on some of the most vulnerable groups in society, with those in low-income groups as well as young people under 25 saying they are increasingly having to cut back on fruit and veg...
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Analysis & Features
Commodities: Detergent ingredients soar, threatening retail prices
Detergent brands have been relying on consumer loyalty and large ad spends, says Mintec’s Robert Miles. But cost increases are threatening their dominance
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Analysis & Features
Promo Dynamic: Confectioners make most of extra-long Easter season
Mars has finally joined the Easter promotion party, but it is rival Cadbury that led the way in confectionery promos this month. Hannah Stodell reports
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NewsReduced Tesco lines had first been raised
More than a third of prices highlighted by Tesco last week to illustrate its £200m investment in pricing went up in price shortly before coming down, The Grocer can reveal. Tesco last week kicked off its counter-offensive to Asda's 10%...
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Analysis & FeaturesMe-too: Tesco hits back with the sincerest form of flattery
After deriding the Asda Price Guarantee as misleading and overly complex, is Tesco’s version better in any way, asks James Halliwell