All Cost of living crisis articles
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NewsEat Well for Less campaign launched in response to soaring food prices
The initiative provides accessible, practical advice with ‘a strong focus on fresh produce, beans and pulses’ that highlights their benefits as ‘affordable, nutritious and filling staples’
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NewsRetail sales rise in August as consumer confidence picks up
Retail sales volumes picked up by an estimated 0.5% in August, topping off a solid three months for food retailers
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Analysis & FeaturesIceland’s new store: why the Falklands, and why now?
Argentinian media has called the move ‘a kind of provocation’
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NewsWaitrose puts £20m into latest round of price cuts
Since the campaign kicked off Waitrose has cut prices on more than 1,000 products and invested £180m
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NewsMumsnet: meal planning decision fatigue is biggest food concern
Desire for healthier easy meals is consistent across income brackets, according to new Mumsnet research shared at The Grocer Health Summit
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NewsFood inflation to hold at 6% through 2026 and 2027, IGD says
The IGD has predicted food inflation will rise to 5.6% to 6.6% in 2027 and remain around 5.3% to 6.3% in 2028
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NewsIran war pushes inflation higher in August despite steady food prices
While food inflation stayed steady on July at 1.3%, transport costs – in particular motor fuel – helped to push headline inflation from 2.9% to 3.1% in August 2026
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NewsSupermarkets suffer volume decline as summer heat fades
Volumes have gone into reverse at UK supermarkets for the first time since Easter as sales slowed considerably at the tail end of summer, according to the latest industry data
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NewsTesco distribution strike called off after improved pay offer
Unite, the UK’s leading union, secured the 4.5% pay rise after workers began balloting for strike action
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NewsShopper optimism rebounds to hit five-year high in PwC survey
Consumer confidence over spending has risen across all age groups in the UK
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NewsCo-op takes aim at ‘big shop faff’ in new value push
It marks the latest development of its ‘Pop to Co-op’ campaign, which launched earlier this year in partnership with VCCP
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NewsChristmas reprieve as FDF slashes food inflation estimates
Shoppers have been handed a Christmas reprieve in the ongoing cost of living crisis, as food inflation will now fall six points short of previous estimates by December
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Comment & OpinionYour Voice: Huel, health consciousness and cost of living
After the CMA’s approval of Danone’s acquisition of Huel, the question now is whether Danone can grow the brand without making it less ‘Huel’
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NewsFood sales grow despite cooler temperatures leading to ‘disappointing’ August
Cooler temperatures prompted shoppers cut back discretionary spending on “big-ticket” items like furniture and household appliances, in favour of treating themselves to ’smaller luxuries’, latest data from BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor showed.
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NewsConvenience sector hits the brakes on investment amid rising costs
Inflation is outpacing sales across the sector, according to the ACS
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Comment & OpinionBritain’s diet is at a tipping point but changing diets means changing the system too
The UK is falling well short of the Planetary Health Diet’s targets. Retailers, not shoppers, hold the keys to fixing it, says Richard Bourns, chief commercial officer at Lidl GB
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NewsScottish government price cap could endanger convenience stores, says SGF
The SGF warned the proposed criteria could target small independent convenience stores operating under a common fascia with a symbol group or franchise model
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Comment & OpinionWill Scotland’s radical price cap plan see the light of day?
Scottish first minister John Swinney is a modern-day Braveheart taking on supermarket price inflation with a barmy plan to cap the price of essential goods
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NewsScottish government unveils details of controversial supermarket price cap plans
More than 20 originations wrote to the SNP leader yesterday urging him to abandon his price cap plans, which they said would fail to address the root causes of the cost of living crisis
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NewsPromotions and price cuts keep a lid on rising inflation
Inflation on fresh produce fell in August as retailers focused their promotions on summer lines, according to the latest BRC-NIQ sales monitor data