All Cost of living crisis articles – Page 4
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NewsLondoners better off than before the pandemic, says Asda tracker
Londoners’ average household disposable income rose to £351 per week in quarter two of this year – 3% up on the pre-pandemic peak of £340 in March 2021
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NewsGordon Brown and Amazon launch London 'multibank' with The Felix Project
Co-ordinated by The Felix Project, it will see more than 400,000 surplus essential goods such as toiletries and bedding donated over the next year
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Category ReportHome baking trends 2024: Bake it yourself
Brits are making more cakes and loaves at home to mitigate the increasing cost of living and concerns about ultra-processed food
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InterviewsThe Delicious Dessert Co’s Claire Smith on winning back younger shoppers
The Delicious Dessert Company’s head of insights aims to win back younger shoppers who are bored of ‘traditional’ flavours with trend-led innovation
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Analysis & FeaturesThe fmcg suppliers going the extra mile for their employees
This year’s Grocer Gold Awards highlighted the lengths retailers and suppliers are going to recruit, retain and support staff. Our two-part series starts with suppliers
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NewsSainsbury’s to donate £2.5m towards tackling summer ‘holiday hunger’
The campaign is the latest fundraising event of its ongoing Nourish the Nation programme with Comic Relief
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NewsBreakfast clubs to be made free for primary school pupils
Prosposal was part of the Children’s Wellbeing Bill announced in this week’s King’s Speech
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NewsOlio launches yellow-sticker section in partnership with deals app Gander
The deal will link Olio with yellow-sticker deals at Gander’s retail partners, which include Morrisons Channel Islands, Filco Market, Pricewatch Group and Sewell on the Go
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NewsGroceryAid aims to ‘massively increase’ support after demand for services skyrockets
The charity has changed the location of its annual Barcode festival in 2025 in order to increase capacity
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NewsAmazon threatened with investigation as behaviour reaches new lows
Adjudicator Mark White has warned unless Amazon can urgently respond to the concerns, he will launch an investigation
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NewsDoomed Asda plastic refill aisles making just £1,000 a week
Earlier this week Asda revealed it was to scrap its trials of refillable packaging technology, in a major blow to the industry’s war on plastic
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Comment & OpinionHow manufacturers can plan for unpredictable UK weather
Retailers and manufacturers can’t control the weather but they can plan for it, says Alex Lawrence, senior strategic insight director at Circana
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Comment & OpinionHow premium brands can survive the bargain-hunting era
The rise of budget supermarkets, copycat products, price deals, own brands, bulk offers, and loyalty prices have all further embedded price-savvy consumer behaviour, says Natasha Murray, chief client officer at media agency UM
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Comment & OpinionDimbleby: Election offers the chance for real food system change
The UK is uniquely well placed to kickstart change in our food system, says Henry Dimbleby, author of the National Food Strategy and managing partner of Bramble Partners
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Comment & OpinionThe food sector must use its collective might post-election
When I talk to industry leaders, I hear a growing commitment to working together to drive progress at pace, says Sarah Bradbury, CEO of IGD
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NewsShoplifting in Scotland reaches highest level in 10 years
According to the Recorded Crime in Scotland 2023-24 report, acts of theft have increased 41% in 10 years
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Category ReportDoes Buy British stand a chance for supermarket fresh produce?
Can government intervention secure the UK’s fresh produce production? What can be done do to turn around the decline?
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Analysis & FeaturesElection: what do the parties promise when it comes to business and workers' rights?
With less than two weeks to go, here’s what the big hitters have to say on business rates, wages, worker rights, apprenticeships, taxes and more
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KVI TrackerPrices of weather-vulnerable key foods still up despite drop in inflation
The wet winter is pushing up prices as food costs remain near record high, scientists’ analysis of ONS data shows
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Comment & OpinionHow can the food & drink industry thrive? Ask young people
All over the world, young people are beginning to question a food system that is making it hard to be healthy, says Sharon Bligh, director of health & sustainability at Consumer Goods Forum, and Molly Lewis, 17-year-old activist from Bite Back 2030