All Inflation articles – Page 115
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Analysis and FeaturesThe full shop: how Aldi's top duo cut through
It’s not just sales that are soaring at Aldi. Its range is growing fast too. We talk to UK bosses Matthew Barnes and Roman Heini.
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Category ReportHOT BEVERAGES: Piping-hot prices fail to put UK off premium drinks
Snuggling up with a hot drink this winter will give us all an unwelcome reminder of the ever-rising cost of living.
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Comment and Opinion
Own label will be star of the ‘golden quarter’
Why? Because it’s a totem of the new consumer mentality, as the success of Asda’s Chosen by you shows, says Andy Clarke
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Analysis and FeaturesSalary Survey 2011: Climbing the greasy pole
Tesco’s CEO isn’t the only commander-in-chief to have started out on the shop floor. But what is it about the sector that makes such meteoric rises possible? Catherine Wheatley, armed with our new salary survey, investigates
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NewsMorrisons offers patriotic petrol with ‘Fuel Britannia’ stunt
Morrisons has knocked 6p off a litre of petrol or diesel for customers spending £40 or more at stores from this week until May 8. The Fuel Britannia deal would beat recent offers introduced by Sainsbury’s and The Co-operative Group, the retailer claimed.
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NewsAsda sales suffer in ‘disappointing’ first quarter
Asda has admitted to a “disappointing” first quarter after suffering a slight dip in like-for-like sales over the past three months.
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Asda’s banana war costs rivals millions
Asda is facing the wrath of of rivals and suppliers alike after slashing the price of bananas to their lowest point for 14 years and sparking a "pointless" price war.
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Price fighter
Darren Blackhurst doesn't care if her attracts criticism as long as shoppers get low prices, he tells Chloe Ryan
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Worker fury at Cadbury ‘reneging’ on pay deal
Cadbury's bitter wages dispute with union Unite intensified this week as workers held a series of protests to coincide with Cadbury's interim results announcement on Wednesday. Unite has accused Cadbury on reneging on a three-year wage deal for...
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Worker fury at Cadbury ‘reneging’ on pay deal
Cadbury’s bitter wages dispute with union Unite intensified this week as workers held a series of protests to coincide with Cadbury’s interim results announcement on Wednesday.
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Comment and Opinion
Our man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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News
Supermarkets' petrol price war intensifies
The battle at the pumps between the big four has intensified with Asda and Sainsbury's cutting the price of fuel for the third time in a week.
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Asda tracks consumers’ confidence
Asda is attempting to map consumer confidence, having recruited 10,000 shoppers to answer weekly questions about their lives, shopping habits, job security and the economy. The Pulse of the Nation Index has produced its first quarterly findings,...
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What the papers said
?Almost a quarter of a million smokers kicked the habit in the months before and after the introduction of the smoking ban last July, the Daily Mirror reported. The figure represents a 22% increase on the equivalent period in the...
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The food shock: learning to live with rising prices
As everyday commodity prices rocket, shoppers are finding ways to tick off their weekly shopping list ever more economically Shoppers need to reduce their household expenditure and are now looking closely at where savings can be made on...
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Category Report
The Grocer/OC&C top 150 Suppliers - 2008
As the cost of living rises and daily news reports continue to flood us with glum tales of inflation in the price of food, fuel and interest rates, good news is certainly at a premium. A new report, though, shows reason for optimism. The Grocer/OC&C Index, an annual look in ...
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News
We ask... what about the minimum wage rise?
The rise in the UK national minimum wage from October will cause problems for many small shop owners already struggling to make a living, the results of The Grocer's latest poll indicates.Last month the government announced that...