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Comment and OpinionKeep investing and keep your technology options open
Changes in business rates and unfavourable currency exchange are just two of the challenges facing retailers…
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Comment and OpinionWill smaller portions make any difference?
It can’t do any harm if there are more options to minimise our intake
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Analysis and FeaturesImpulse promotions on the rise as fruit & veg deals decline
Latest data reveals the mults are ramping up impulse promotions while cutting back on fruit & veg deals
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Comment and OpinionWill inflation revive promotions?
Inflation is back in the UK food system, confirmed by the ONS CPI data for February 2017
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Comment and OpinionMPs must eschew multibuys and head down the takeaway
A Health Select Committee report calling for a clampdown on supermarket promotions is out of touch
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Analysis and FeaturesPost-Brexit surge in wheat hits breakfast bowl prices
After Weetabix warned Brexit could hit breakfast, shoppers are already paying more for some favourite cereal brands
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Analysis and FeaturesSpanish orange production back to normal
Orange production in Spain has returned to normal levels this year
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Comment and OpinionMake offers and promotions hyper-personal
In days gone by, getting customers into stores revolved around blunderbuss techniques like cut-price essentials
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Analysis and FeaturesBlack pepper prices fall as stocks are replenished
Food manufacturers are finally having to shell out less for black pepper
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Analysis and FeaturesImported sugar cane doesn't come cheap
A global sugar deficit has elevated world prices for the commodity “significantly”
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Analysis and FeaturesSupermarket prices rising as curtain falls on deflation
The industry-wide deflation that has gripped the grocery market since mid-2014 fell back to zero in the month to 1 February
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Comment and OpinionPrice rise refusals could be bad news for UK shoppers
The fluctuations in currency exchange rates have been well documented since the vote for the UK to leave the EU
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Analysis and FeaturesGrains production set for global record
Global grain production is set to surpass the 2.1 billion tonne mark for the first time in 2016/17
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Analysis and FeaturesDeals start to dry up at the mults as % savings also fall
Shoppers were faced with a dearth of deals in the mults last month, with both the number of offers and savings down
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Analysis and Features'Bleak' crop of Bolivian Brazil nuts set to inflate UK prices
Brits are facing a surge in Brazil nut prices after climate change hit harvests in Bolivia
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Analysis and FeaturesBread, beans & beer brands soar in price as Brexit bites
Beer, bread and baked beans are the latest victims of Brexit, with shoppers facing price hikes on their favourite brands
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Analysis and FeaturesSpanish weather hikes price of lettuce and tomatoes
Lettuce prices have risen in the UK due to lower supplies from Spain
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Analysis and FeaturesCost of basket of fruit & veg moves up 3% on last month
Some individual SKUs are significantly more expensive than a year ago – including those affected by widespread shortages
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Analysis and FeaturesWill electronic displays halt debacles over shelf pricing?
Experts tell The Grocer the issue of promotional errors goes much further than just Tesco
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Analysis and FeaturesEnd of sugar quotas set to ease hikes
EU sugar production is forecast to be up 13% year on year at 16.2 million tonnes this season