All articles by Lilith Foster-Collins – Page 8
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Premier Foods sees price rises on hundreds of products
Brands such as Loyd Grossman Bisto, Sharwood and Ambrosia are up to 59% pricier since January
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News
Full English breakfast 19% more expensive led by eggs and hash browns
Eggs are up by an average of 41% for a pack of six free-range
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‘Tidiest’ Waitrose wins in week of low store standards
The branch scored 77 points thanks to its “nice atmosphere”
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Waitrose Ponteland: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Ponteland is very much a village location. The people who live here are real foodies’
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Norwegian salmon tax threatens to push prices even higher
Waitrose was the latest retailer to raise salmon prices this week, according to the Grocer’s KVI
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Tesco wins with ‘appealing’ displays and helpful staff
Every staff member our shopper spoke to was ‘polite and helpful’, earning the store full marks on shop floor service
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Grocer 33 store of the week: Tesco Tidworth
‘We are situated in a military town, very close to Tidworth Garrison. It’s quite a unique setup in terms of customer base’
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Tesco dodging new disputes as Mars Petcare prices soar
Tesco hauled Mars and Heinz products from its shelves last summer; both companies landed big price hikes last month
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Morrisons Oxted: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We started with three food banks we were supporting: it’s now grown to seven and we’ve also got three community fridges’
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Morrisons beats discounters to best in-store experience
Morrisons scored 75 points for its efficient and friendly store in Oxted
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Price hikes make 5-a-day more expensive, reveals KVI tracker
Fruit & veg prices are on the rise this week, with rising energy costs making it more expensive for Brits to eat healthily. Potatoes, cucumbers, oranges and mushrooms all rose in price over the past seven days, according to The Grocer’s latest Key Value Items tracker. Maris ...
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News
Heinz avoids repeat of disputes as prices jump at every supermarket
Almost 500 Heinz lines have risen in price across the supermarkets, by as much as 80%
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Waitrose Otley: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Service is so important and our customers really appreciate that extra level of service that we can offer’
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KVI tracker: Warburtons leads hikes on bread prices as energy and wheat prices bite
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been punishing for Warburtons, causing both wheat and gas prices to spike
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Pleasant, careful staff help Waitrose Otley top the table
Our shopper was impressed by Waitrose’s meat, deli and bakery counters
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Analysis & Features
10,000 January price hikes at grocers for second year running
Tesco is the retailer with the fewest price increases so far this year
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Sainsbury’s Pontllanfraith: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We know that the world has lots of challenges at the moment and our job is to give our customer base exactly what they want’
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Sainsbury’s takes Grocer 33 win as Waitrose lands in last place
The Blackwood store in South Wales scored 80 points thanks to its standout service
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Heinz beans and ketchup prices soaring in KVI price tracker
Across the five retailers tracked, a tin of beans increased by 28%, from £1 last year to £1.28 on 9 January
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Sainsbury’s Strathaven: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘What I saw this year that was different to maybe the past three was that people went all out for the big Christmas dinner’