All Product prices articles – Page 40
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NewsSainsbury’s focusing on value as customers ‘watch every penny’ amid rampant inflation
Sainsbury’s warned profitability would fall back this coming year amid rising food and fuel costs and growing inflation
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NewsRapid grocer Jiffy price-matching Tesco.com on 150 products
Price-matched items will be branded and sit across all categories. Matching will be done weekly
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NewsDefra to lift mandatory housing measures for poultry as bird flu threat decreases
However, producers have warned they remain in a ‘bleak’ position due to low returns and soaring costs
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NewsWaitrose pushes value Essential range with major Piccadilly Circus campaign
The campaign is running from 25 April to 1 May and is expected to reach an audience of over a million people over the course of the week
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Comment & OpinionThe price war is hotting up and Asda and Morrisons won’t be the only ones joining the fight
Both retailers have been struggling in the top four battle of late, and both have new owners trying to put their stamp on their businesses
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NewsPrice wars as new owners of Asda and Morrisons throw millions at cuts
Asda also announced 120,000 hourly paid shop floor colleagues would see their pay increase to £10.10 per hour from July
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Comment & OpinionHow much is a pint of milk? Not enough, more than it was, lower than it will be soon
It’s a question most often asked to trip up out-of-touch politicians, though research from Aldi in September 2020 found shoppers too were surprisingly in the dark
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Comment & OpinionHow fmcg price rises are impacting the likes of Nestlé, Danone and P&G
Trying to call when inflation peaks is virtually impossible, but the key is that we do not see a structural erosion in sector profitability, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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NewsFears over food and CO2 shortages as fertiliser plant sees demand crash
Gas prices have gone up even further since the conflict began, leading to fertiliser costs quadrupling
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NewsHFSS promotions clampdown won’t stop most shoppers buying them, data shows
Almost a third of c-store shoppers said they didn’t feel the restrictions would help fight unhealthy eating
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Comment & OpinionWhy shrinkflation isn’t the crime it’s often made out to be
Reducing pack size or weight is a perfectly legitimate marketing lever, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment & OpinionHow UK consumers are bracing for Ukraine-driven inflation
In the UK, concern over rising food prices is growing faster than any other area, says Toby Clark, director of research, EMEA, Mintel
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Comment & OpinionHow will inflation influence grocery shopping trends in 2022?
There has been a gradual normalisation of post-pandemic shopping behaviours which appears to now be complete, says NielsenIQ’s Mike Watkins
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Comment & OpinionTesco’s approach to inflation: a little bit less and a little bit later
Ken Murphy delivered a message of subtle prudence, in which Tesco signalled its focus on doing the right thing for shoppers, colleagues and suppliers
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Comment & OpinionM&S’s ‘everyday essentials’ price cuts could go a long way to boost its competitiveness
The price cuts mean an M&S loaf of bread now costs the same as its equivalent in Sainsbury’s and Tesco, and is only 1p more expensive than Morrisons and Asda.
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NewsIceland slashes online price of fresh and frozen veg to 1p for Easter
All frozen and fresh veg that would normally cost £1 or under, such as a kilo of onions, will instead be 1p from 11 April until midnight on 14 April
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NewsM&S Food invests in Remarksable value range amid soaring living costs
The retailer first launched Remarksable 2019, and ‘now is the right time to go further’, says COO and Food MD Stuart Machin
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Comment & OpinionHow price rises could force an evolution in consumer behaviour
Inflation isn’t new information, but we need to dig deeper to realise the full impact on the UK grocery sector, says Kieran South, senior vice-president UK, IRI
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NewsFood charity slammed for highlighting meat promotions
Eating Better has claimed supermarkets are ‘bombarding’ shoppers with cheap meat
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Comment & OpinionAgility will be the defining characteristic of businesses that survive this pricing crisis
Adapting portfolios to this cost of living crisis is no easy task, but those agile enough to respond will benefit, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays