Tesco takes second pricing win of Grocer 33 year Subscription
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Tesco’s unit price for bananas is now the highest it has been since April 2015
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Iceland rapped by ASA over Marmite giveaway
Iceland has been told by the ASA to ensure it has made a “reasonable estimate” of stock availability in future
Savings creep up as mults focus on half-price offers Subscription
Average savings increased month on month at Tesco (7.5%), Waitrose (4.5%), Sainsbury’s (4%) and Morrisons (2.6%)…
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All you Need summer campaign features Landmark’s 12 bestselling seasonal soft and alcoholic drinks
Booths launches site to deliver hampers all year round Subscription
The site will offer a selection of five hampers, five gift boxes and eight champagne and wine gifts
Co-op offers £100,000 at new Chester and Cambridge stores
The group’s latest food store opens in Christleton Road, Chester on 1 June following a £740,000 investment
Greggs promotes low-cal range with 'salad dressing' couture
Models dress in salad ingredients to celebrate launch of Greggs summer salads
Morrisons offers 5ppl off fuel for £40+ spend in store Subscription
The deal, according to the retailer, will make Morrisons petrol the cheapest in the country
Nisa reports £2m boost from Cider Festival sales
Three-week price promotion event surpassed last year’s by over £1m
Old El Paso and Green Giant prices rise as mults hike General Mills brands Subscription
Supermarket prices for General Mills’ UK brands are surging, prompting speculation the supplier has become the latest to push through Brexit-related cost inflation
Seven months after #Marmitegate, Tesco finally puts price up Subscription
Tesco has hiked the price of Marmite seven months after its public refusal to bow to brand owner Unilever’s demands
Inflation drops as big four strive to contain cost hikes Subscription
The big four are still trying to limit the extent to which they are passing on higher costs to consumers, data indicates
Sainsbury's revamps food-to-go range to include 21 new products
A choice of three Asian buns – char sui pork, bulgogi beef and honey & soy chicken – hit the shelves this week
Morrisons and Sainsbury's cut fuel prices for second time this week
Both diesel and unleaded will be cut by a further 2p
Tesco accused of 'mixed messages' by cutting HFSS & healthy food prices Subscription
Tesco is using its power aisles to encourage shoppers to ditch high fat, salt and sugar products in favour of healthier options
Morrisons hikes prices to compensate for Crunch cuts Subscription
Morrisons hiked the price of 700 items to pay for its latest Price Crunch campaign
Morrisons leads the way with fuel cuts
Morrisons takes 2p per litre off diesel and 1p off unleaded petrol; Sainsbury’s and Tesco to follow suit
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Tesco takes second pricing win of Grocer 33 year Subscription
Four weeks in and competition in the current Grocer 33 pricing year is looking hotter than ever…
Sausage, bacon and pork price hikes outpace rest of meat
Supermarket prices for bangers, bacon and fresh pork products are surging
Asda takes its first pricing win of the Grocer 33 year
After a nervy couple of weeks, Asda is back in business, recording its first win of the Grocer 33 year
Iceland far cheaper than Grocer 33 pricing rivals Subscription
With a £67.22 total, Iceland came in £5.49 cheaper than second-placed Asda
Uber-style surge pricing in supermarkets is uber-unlikely Subscription
The replacing of paper shelf-edge labels in some stores with electronic ones could mean prices go down rather than up
The Co-op and Waitrose buck trend for fewer promotions Subscription
The Co-op made a big promotional push last month, ramping up the number of featured space deals in stores by almost a fifth
How Amazon is radically changing grocery pricing - video Video
David Sables of Sentinel Management Consultants argues it’s not the discounters that grocers need to worry about. It’s Amazon
Impulse promotions on the rise as fruit & veg deals decline Subscription
Latest data reveals the mults are ramping up impulse promotions while cutting back on fruit & veg deals
Will inflation revive promotions?
Inflation is back in the UK food system, confirmed by the ONS CPI data for February 2017
MPs must eschew multibuys and head down the takeaway Subscription
A Health Select Committee report calling for a clampdown on supermarket promotions is out of touch
Supermarket prices rising as curtain falls on deflation Subscription
The industry-wide deflation that has gripped the grocery market since mid-2014 fell back to zero in the month to 1 February
Deals start to dry up at the mults as % savings also fall Subscription
Shoppers were faced with a dearth of deals in the mults last month, with both the number of offers and savings down
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