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Comment and OpinionSainsbury's-Asda £1bn price pledge is eye-catching but mistimed
Sainsbury’s and Asda have promised to put £1bn back into shoppers’ pockets – but with Brexit and other inflationary pressures on the horizon, is their attention in the right place?
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Analysis and FeaturesBeer and cider brands make move towards multibuy promotions
Last month x for y promotions accounted for 20% of total BWS offers, up from 12% in the same period last year
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Grocer 33Asda wins with cheapest price for two-thirds of our items
It’s been a tough week for Asda with the CMA’s damning provisional findings on its proposed merger with Sainsbury’s
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Analysis and FeaturesSugar prices could rise 'more than 100%' in event of no deal
If the UK leaves Europe with no deal, WTO tariffs could be applied to sugar imports
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Comment and OpinionAre sugary cakes, chocolate and Theresa May’s jam next on the Brexit hitlist?
Sugar is one of many products the UK doesn’t produce enough of to meet domestic demand, and there simply isn’t the capacity or scalability in this country to meet the shortfall
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Analysis and FeaturesEU-grown sushi rice hit by shortage after 2018 heatwave
Wholesale prices for EU-grown sushi rice are in double-digit growth
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Analysis and FeaturesPlant-based diets helping to raise price of almonds
Current almond prices are up 10% year on year as consumers seek plant-based protein
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Analysis and FeaturesGlobal banana glut sees wholesale prices fall
Average prices of imports to the UK are down 11p/kg on the equivalent week to 21 January during the past two years
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Analysis and FeaturesWhat expensive ketchup can tell us about Amazon's grocery strategy
We asked Ray Gaul of Kantar Consulting to explain Amazon’s own-label pricing strategy on ketchup - and what it tells us about its wider grocery ambitions
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Comment and OpinionHow changing promotions can help retailers escape pricing standoffs
Grocery retailers are trapped in pricing deadlocks, but promotions can be a way out, says Stephen Jacobs, insight director at IRI
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Comment and OpinionShrinkflation is a long-term trend, not a Brexit side-effect
According to the ONS, there was no significant uplift in cases directly after the EU referendum
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Analysis and FeaturesTesco's Centenary price cuts capture shoppers' imagination
The price cuts are deeper than Tesco’s standard promotional cycle
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Analysis and FeaturesWill HFSS promotion bans lead to soaring business costs?
Government proposals could see sweeping bans across HFSS promotions. But will it happen, and can businesses cope?
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Comment and OpinionPromotions consultation reflects government chaos, not commitment
The way the consultation has been handled doesn’t say much for government’s commitment to public health as a priority
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Analysis and FeaturesWhy food and drink faces a volatile, more expensive 2019
With Brexit, the US-China trade war and El Niño in the mix, grocery should brace for a tough year
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Analysis and FeaturesBoost to palm oil prices as Indonesian export levies eased
Prices have been pushed up further by Malaysia announcing a review of duties and taxes on the commodity
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Analysis and FeaturesUS-China trade talks boost soybean prices
Prices for US soybeans came under pressure last year after China imposed 25% tariffs on US soybean exports
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Analysis and FeaturesMults hike prices across own-label milk, cream and butter
Waitrose has become the latest supermarket to increase its price for a four-pint own-label bottle of milk
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Analysis and FeaturesOJ concentrate prices boosted by winter demand
The possibility of cold snaps in the US and Mexico is adding upward pressure to prices
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Analysis and FeaturesAs profit margins shrink, what's going wrong in liquid milk?
Müller Milk and Ingredients CEO Patrick Müller this week warned the sector had reached a “tipping point” in terms of profitability