All Product prices articles – Page 139
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Commodities: Will the 'exceptional' spike in the price of wheat recur?
After hitting record highs last year, commodity prices are back to more reasonable levels. But how much volatility lies ahead, asks James Ball
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Advertising: Walkers sets tone with big ad spend cut
The only crunch in the crisps category last month was the sound of budgets being squashed. PepsiCo scaled back its Walkers Crisps ad spend despite launching new super-premium brand Red Sky, spending just £2,842 on press ads for the brand’s...
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NewsGrocer 33: Immaculate Sainsbury's wins top spot
Sainsbury's in Linlithgow boasted not only the strongest availability of this week’s retailers, but also impressive customer service, earning it our top store award.
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NewsInflation hits 0% in 50-year low but food costs rise
Inflation has hit its lowest level in almost 50 years but has not slipped into negative territory, surprise figures from the Government show, while the cost of food continues to climb.
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Cut charges on card transactions, BRC tells banks
The British Retail Consortium has again called for banks to lower the charges applied to card transactions – costing UK consumers £800m a year.
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NewsCommodities: Herd expansion may lead to cheaper pork and bacon
The overall meat and fish basket price has remained the same month-on-month but several pork lines changed significantly in price says Richard Ford
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Advertising: Detergent feels the chill of recession
Despite being the biggest-spending fast moving consumer goods category in terms of advertising, the washing powder and liquid sub-category cut its year-on-year ad spend a whopping 65% to £5.32m in the four weeks to 1 March. The reduction in...
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NewsGrocer 33 Online: Tesco shines with service and stock
Tesco’s online service has blown its rivals out of the water in the latest online Grocer 33 survey. Improved search and navigation on the site sped up the shop, and once again the retailer was the only supermarket to offer an alternative to bags....
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NewsGrocer 33: The Extra that does a little bit more
Tesco Extra in Ipswich netted this week's top store award in a week where customer service and availability were hit and miss for the supermarkets. The store boasted strong availability and a neat layout that was unobstructed by the...
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Analysis & FeaturesPromo Dynamic: Salty snacks steal into top 10 ranking
Confectionery has widened the gap at the top of the Promo Dynamic table in a week marked by almost identical levels of activity as last week
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Grocer 33: Morrisons wins with a full basket
Morrisons in Tynemouth was the only store to provide a full basket this week, which – with the help of its friendly and efficient staff – netted it our top store award.
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Promo Dynamic: Beer breaks into top 10 price deals
Supermarket featured space offers are back on the up as this week the number of deals hit 1,900 for the first time since the January sales
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Advertising: PG Tips puts £1.6m into pyramid ad
The tea and coffee category has been a hotbed of activity since the start of the year, with big spenders Kenco and PG Tips investing more than a million pounds each in an attempt to exploit the cold weather and the staying-in trend
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Analysis & Features
Promo Dynamic: It's spring - and time to clean up
No-one can accuse the UK's grocery retailers of being slow to cash in on a cliché - and spring cleaning is no exception
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NewsCommodities: 'Chaos on carrots' as fruit & veg import prices rise again
The British season can't come soon enough for cash-strapped shoppers as imported fresh produce prices continue to rise. Michael Barker reports
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NewsAdvertising: Frozen looks to healthier opportunities
The mood in frozen food has been anything but icy recently as big spenders such as McCain significantly upped their spend and several quiet frozen brands joined the fray again. McCain spent 24% more in the four weeks to 8 February than in the...
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NewsGrocer 33: Tesco's new green store impresses
Competition was tough this week with two retailers boasting strong availability. However Tesco’s new green store in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, netted our top store award thanks to a polite checkout assistant and a shorter queue than at nearest rival...
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NewsAdvertising: Slim-Fast taps into new year resolutions
The binge and purge cycle of Christmas consumption and new year resolutions make January and February vital for the health supplement and diet market.
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NewsGrocer 33: Good service impresses at Morrisons
Both boasted strong availability this week, but Morrisons' High Wycombe store pipped Sainsbury's in Melksham to the post thanks to its helpful staff
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NewsFood price inflation looks set to stay well into 2009
The UK had hoped to shake off food price inflation by now, but our data reveals that prices are continuing to reach for the sky. James Ball reports