All Inflation articles – Page 113
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NewsShelf prices fall as supermarkets brush off import cost concerns
Supermarkets have avoided passing on any extra costs incurred from importing goods into the UK, The Grocer Price Index has suggested
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Analysis & FeaturesSalary survey: how Covid is shaping salaries in sales, marketing and NPD
Salaries in sales, marketing and NPD have remained stagnant while teams work longer hours
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NewsMedia Bites 5 Feb: Unilever, Compass Group, Food exports
Attempts by Unilever to ’sharpen’ its strategy amid sluggish growth failed to impress investors yesterday
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NewsCity snapshot: Lockdown helps supermarket sales growth to accelerate in January
The UK-wide coronavirus lockdown has spurred further growth in take home grocery sales during January, as shoppers spent £1bn more on supermarket food year-on-year during the month
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NewsCity snapshot: Shop prices tumble as lockdown drags on
Shop prices have fallen by 2.2% this month as retailers desperately tried to entice consumers to spend money online as lockdown restrictions continued, according to the latest shop price index by the British Retail Consortium and Nielsen.
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NewsIncreased labour costs could make UK fruit & veg crops ‘unviable’, NFU warns
The NFU was reflecting on a new report that showed labour costs had risen by up to 50% since 2016 for some growers
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NewsCity snapshot: New coronavirus lockdown measures send Greencore sales down 15%
Greencore has reported a 15% drop in first quarter sales due to the impact of new Covid restrictions. Plus, trading updates from PZ Cussons, AG Barr and more.
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NewsCity snapshot: WH Smith reports surprise Christmas boost
WH Smith has performed better than expected over Christmas as its high street stores operated at close to 2019 levels despite the ongoing Covid restrictions. Plus, Wincanton upgrades profit forecasts as shoppers turn online. And, inflation rises to 0.6% for December.
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NewsCity unconvinced by Tesco’s Christmas numbers as Booker struggles
The UK’s largest supermarket group announced like-for-like sales growth of 6.7% for the 13 weeks to 28 November 2020
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NewsSupermarket prices rise as Covid and Brexit reignite inflation
Supermarket price inflation escalated to its highest level for five months in December as coronavirus restrictions and the UK’s imminent exit from the EU reversed deflationary trends in grocery.
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NewsCity snapshot: Supermarket prices return to inflation amid new lockdowns and Brexit
Supermarket price inflation escalated to its highest level for five months in December as coronavirus restrictions and the UK’s imminent exit from the EU reversed deflationary trends in grocery.
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Analysis & FeaturesFresh: Meat, fish & poultry: Top Products 2020
The closure of pubs and restaurants and the subsequent boom in home cooking has sent meat, fish and poultry sales soaring
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Analysis & FeaturesCanned goods: Top Products 2020
Panicked shoppers swept up so much canned food pre-lockdown that availability stood at just 19% by 15 March
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Analysis & FeaturesDairy: Cheese: Top Products 2020
Brits might be divided over Brexit and coronavirus rules, but they are united in their love of cheese
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Analysis & FeaturesThe fastest-growing products and categories during the pandemic: Top Products 2020
Our list shows how grocery in 2020 has enjoyed some, quite literally, meaty sales
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NewsMedia Bites 17 December: Asda, Brexit, sherry
The Issa brothers have drafted in advisers to prepare a £1.2bn sale and leaseback of Asda’s distribution centres ahead of their £6.8bn takeover of the supermarket chain.
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NewsCity snapshot: Falling food prices push inflation back in November
A drop in food and non-alcoholic drinks prices as England went into a second lockdown has contributed to a significant fall in the UK inflation rate in November, according to official figures. Plus, British American Tobacco is ready to test its Covid vaccine on humans.
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NewsNo need for no deal panic-buying, retail chiefs warn shoppers
BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson said retailers were preparing for all outcomes and stockpiling extra products to ensure a continued supply of essentials
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NewsSupermarket prices move into deflation ahead of possible Brexit cost shocks
Supermarket prices have fallen back into deflation for the first time in over a year, just as the industry prepares for a potential price shock from the UK’s exit from the EU
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NewsSupermarket prices fall into deflation for first time fourteen months
Supermarket prices have fallen back into deflation for the first time in over a year ahead of EU exit